Man dies in drowning incident on the South Saskatchewan River
MEDICINE HAT, AB — RCMP say a man who was rushed to hospital Tuesday following and incident on the South Saskatchewan river has died.
Police received a call just after 3:00 P.M. The 40 year old man was swimming when RCMP say he appeared to be in distress and then went under water.
A family member managed to get the man onto a small island on the north side of the river.