{"id":153286,"date":"2026-08-02T17:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/153286\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:31:51","slug":"2-men-drown-in-separate-incidents-in-southern-alberta-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/153286\/","title":{"rendered":"2 men drown in separate incidents in southern Alberta Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two men drowned in two bodies of water in southern Alberta Saturday, according to RCMP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The first incident happened at Nature&#8217;s Hideaway campground, about 30 kilometres southeast of Calgary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police say the 35-year-old man jumped into the Highwood River at about 12:23 p.m. at the campground<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Okotoks RCMP, Foothills Fire and Emergency Services and a Calgary Police Service Helicopter Air Watch for Community Safety (HAWCS) helicopter responded to the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man was found in the water but declared deceased.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police say he was a resident of Mexico and had been visiting family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nature&#8217;s Hideaway has long been a <a data-ylk=\"slk:popular location;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/cliff-jumpers-drowning-campground-natures-hideway-1.5205887\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">popular location<\/a> for swimming and cliff jumping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">CBC News has reached out to the campground for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A second man drowned in the early evening at Quarry Lake in Canmore, a popular recreation spot.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The scene at Quarry Lake in Canmore after a 33-year-old man drowned Saturday evening.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cbc.ca\/0a0afedc70f6ee9b9c961bd4669e0f8f.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Zazak Bouarab\/Radio-Canada)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Around 5:45 p.m., there were reports of a swimmer struggling in the lake. Witnesses said he was not wearing a lifejacket, RCMP say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">First responders found the man, a 33-year-old from Rocky View County, underwater. He was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">RCMP are reminding people about prioritizing water safety, and cautioning against cliff jumping due to risks including underwater rocks not visible above surface.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two men drowned in two bodies of water in southern Alberta Saturday, according to RCMP. 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