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River Drownings

Third missing teen’s body found in southern Alberta river

Jun 19, 2020 | 9:27 AM

SPRING COULEE , Alta. – RCMP in southern Alberta say the body of the third victim of a drowning in the St. Mary River has been found.

Police say the 17-year-old girl’s body was recovered Thursday afternoon.

On June 10, RCMP responded to a report of a drowning in the area of Spring Coulee, about halfway between Lethbridge, Alta., and the United States border.

On June 11, police said two teenage girls had died and one was missing after they went swimming and canoeing with seven other people in the river.