Columbia Valley Pioneer staff
A 47-year-old man has drowned in Lake Windermere.
Columbia Valley RCMP report that police, paramedics, and Windermere Fire Rescue responded to Windermere Beach for a drowning victim on June 29.
Police say the man, a resident of Calgary, was transported to hospital and flown via STARS helicopter to Calgary Foothills Hospital where he sadly passed away.
“There is nothing suspicious regarding the death and it is suspected he may have suffered a medical event while in the water,” said RCMP Sgt. Ed deJong.
