Brandon Sun Newspaper, Saturday Oct. 17th, 2009
The following article was in yesterdays local newspaper. There is a total ban on hunting in all national parks, in fact there is an office where even if you are just passing through, you must stop and secure any weapons that you may have in your possession. Keep in mind that Clear Lake is a townsite that swells to ten's of thousands of people during the summer months.
CANOEIST DIES IN CLEAR LAKE OUTING
Police say their investigating the death of a Quebec man at Clear Lake as a possible drowning.
RCMP Sgt. Line Karpish said Wasagaming RCMP were contacted at 9:15 on Thursday.
Two hunters had shot a pair of moose and the carcasses were tied to a canoe to be transported back to the hunters camp. As they neared the north shore, one hunter lost his balance and the canoe capsized, throwing both men into the frigid water.
The hunter who made it to shore managed to pull his unconscious companion out of the water and begin CPR. However, medical personnel dispatched to the scene could not revive the victim.
A 51 year old Quebec man was pronounced dead at the scene.
An autopsy was scheduled in Brandon yesterday, but foul play is not suspected. Alcohol was not a factor.
The victim's name was not released.
Police didn't specify whether the men wear wearing life jackets.
According to a 2006 Manitoba Conservation document, no person may hunt within Riding Mountain national Park.
However, a First Nation community can construct a communal cabin on Crown land as an extension of the right to hunt for fish and food.
The following article was in yesterdays local newspaper. There is a total ban on hunting in all national parks, in fact there is an office where even if you are just passing through, you must stop and secure any weapons that you may have in your possession. Keep in mind that Clear Lake is a townsite that swells to ten's of thousands of people during the summer months.
CANOEIST DIES IN CLEAR LAKE OUTING
Police say their investigating the death of a Quebec man at Clear Lake as a possible drowning.
RCMP Sgt. Line Karpish said Wasagaming RCMP were contacted at 9:15 on Thursday.
Two hunters had shot a pair of moose and the carcasses were tied to a canoe to be transported back to the hunters camp. As they neared the north shore, one hunter lost his balance and the canoe capsized, throwing both men into the frigid water.
The hunter who made it to shore managed to pull his unconscious companion out of the water and begin CPR. However, medical personnel dispatched to the scene could not revive the victim.
A 51 year old Quebec man was pronounced dead at the scene.
An autopsy was scheduled in Brandon yesterday, but foul play is not suspected. Alcohol was not a factor.
The victim's name was not released.
Police didn't specify whether the men wear wearing life jackets.
According to a 2006 Manitoba Conservation document, no person may hunt within Riding Mountain national Park.
However, a First Nation community can construct a communal cabin on Crown land as an extension of the right to hunt for fish and food.
