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
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.
