Officials are searching for a youth who was swept away in Beaver River, just south of Cold Lake, Alta., on Saturday. At about 12:15 p.m., Cold Lake RCMP responded to a report of a missing 17-year-old, Aaron Thir, who had been swept away while swimming in the Beaver River, police said in a news release Sunday afternoon. Emergency personnel, including officials with the Cold Lake RCMP, Cold Lake Fire and Rescue Services and EMS were involved in a search of the banks of the river, police said. Civilian and Canadian Armed Forces search and rescue resources were called in to assist in the search, which also included a helicopter and crew. Cold Lake is located about 300 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.

Source: CBC News June 06, 2021 23:15 UTC