Mounties search for Winnipeg boy, 12, after he fell beneath rapids in Sturgeon Falls

RCMP are investigating a potential drowning at Sturgeon Fallson Saturday, after a 12-year-old boy was last seen slipping into the waterand beneath the rapids at Sturgeon Falls.

Mountieswere notified of the possible drowning shortly before noon on Saturday, a news release says.

The falls, located withinWhiteshell Provincial Park,are about 135 kilometres east of Winnipeg near the Manitoba-Ontario border.

The 12-year-old boy from Winnipeg was last seen climbing down the rocks before he fell into the water and disappeared under the rapids, according to the news release.

Mounties say a bystander made an attempt to retrieve the boy from the water but could not bring him to shore.

RCMP are investigating and say their underwater recovery team is working with Manitoba conservation and parks staff at Sturgeon Falls.

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