WINNIPEG — RCMP are warning people to stay off the ice after two drownings in northern Manitoba.
The first happened early Saturday morning on the Nelson River near Norway House.
The woman was found lying on the ice and a firefighter wearing a dry suit tried to reach her, but both failed, Mountain Troopers said.
The two made it out, but the woman said a man had sunk earlier and the body of a 44-year-old man was pulled from the water the next day after a lengthy search.
Footprints leading to open water were found near Cross Lake on Sunday.
The body of a 47-year-old man was discovered by drone and recovered from the water.
“The RCMP would like to urge caution for those attempting to walk on or cross waterways that appear to be frozen,” the RCMP said in a news release Monday.
“Although we are already in the third week of November, the very mild fall temperatures experienced across the province have resulted in a very slow freeze.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 24, 2025.
