Lac du Bonnet RCMP are currently searching for two male youths that had fallen into fast-moving rapids at a location in Nutimik Lake, located in Whiteshell Provincial Park.
On July 18, 2026, at 12:40pm, Lac du Bonnet RCMP received a report of a possible drowning near Sturgeon Falls Trail in Nutimik Lake. Officers immediately responded to the scene, along with local Fire and EMS, and learned that two boys, aged 10 and 13, had slipped into the fast-moving rapids and not resurfaced.
Manitoba RCMP Underwater Recovery Team (URT) and the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) were deployed to assist in the search.
Despite extensive patrols on the water and along the shorelines, and further aided by the use of drones, both children have yet to be located.
RCMP officers along with URT and HEART remain on scene, continuing their search for the two boys.
Update
Update #1
The search continues to locate the 10 and 13-year-old boys who went missing in Nutimik Lake. RCMP officers from the Lac du Bonnet detachment, HEART, and the Manitoba RCMP Marine Unit are all on scene continuing their search of the water and the shorelines with the use of drones. Volunteers in boats and personal watercraft (PWC) are also providing support in the on-going search effort.
Update # 2
The search continues for a fourth day to locate the 10 and 13-year-old boys who went missing in Nutimik Lake on July 18, 2026. Once again, RCMP officers from the Lac du Bonnet detachment, HEART, and the Manitoba RCMP Marine Unit are all on scene continuing their search of the water as well as the shoreline with the use of drones. Lac du Bonnet RCMP reminds all boaters in the area to immediately report anything that may help locate the two children - this can include clothing, personal belongings, footwear or any other items in the water or along the shoreline that appear out of place. Anyone with information is asked to call the Lac du Bonnet RCMP at 204-345-8685.
Update # 3:
On July 22, 2026, at 7:30pm, Lac du Bonnet RCMP received a report of a body near the shore on Nutimik Lake. Manitoba RCMP can confirm they have now recovered the body of 10-year-old Maximo Au Ramirez. The search for the 13-year-old remains on-going. Family notification has taken place.
Update # 4:
Lac du Bonnet RCMP, various law enforcement and community organizations, and volunteers continue to search for 13-year-old Aaron Au Ramirez, one day after recovering his 10-year-old brother Maximo from Nutimik Lake. The Manitoba RCMP Marine Unit, HEART, the Rosenort Fire Department, Turtle Aquatic Response Inc. and approximately 20 boats manned by volunteers are all aiding in the search. Manitoba RCMP continue to utilize drones to search both shorelines and the waterways.
The following is a statement given to RCMP by Haidee Ramirez and Roger Au - Maximo and Aaron's parents:
"We are going through horrible and unimaginable pain for our children. What we have gone through is not humanly possible to understand. We are surviving only because of the help of those around us. We have so much gratitude for the people who are helping. The help is so overwhelming that it is hard to understand how a community can be so strong for us and help us so much. The support of everyone is truly what is sustaining our family. We want to thank our family, friends, the countless volunteers, the RCMP, Allison and Harry at Nutimik Lodge, HEART, Pinewood Lodge, Turtle Island Aquatic Response, Submerged, Turtle Aquatic Response, our community of St. Emile - both the church and the school - as well as St. Andrew Boboia Catholic Church. There are so many others that have come to help search or have provided us with hugs, prayers and hope - we thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts. Please keep our sons, who were always faithful and kind, in your thoughts and in your prayers."
Update # 5:
Lac du Bonnet RCMP can confirm that at 7:45pm on July 23, the body of 13-year-old Aaron Au Ramirez has been recovered from the water. Family notification has taken place. Lac du Bonnet RCMP would like to thank the numerous supporting agencies and volunteers that assisted in the search for the two Au Ramirez brothers.
