News - Winnipeg River

The Manitoba Integrated High Risk Sex Offender Unit is warning the public about a convicted sex offender that may take up residence in the Winnipeg River area.

On June 30, 2012, just after 3pm, Lac du Bonnet RCMP were dispatched to a report of a body located in the Winnipeg River at Otter Falls.

An ice fisherman was rescued by RCMP this past weekend after his ATV had broken through the ice in the Winnipeg River.

On September 15, 2010 at about 9am the body of a person reported drowned last week in the Winnipeg River, was located approximately 7 km downstream from where he was observed to have fallen into the river.

On July 27, 2010, at about 7pm, Lac du Bonnet RCMP as well as local fire and ambulance were dispatched to the scene of a two vehicle head-on collision on PR 313 that occurred on the bridge over the Winnipeg River.