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20-year-old man drowns in Albert Dyck lake Trio’s evening dip turns into tragedy
Divers have recovered the body of a 20-year-old man who drowned at Albert Dyck Park Wednesday evening. Police received a 9-1-1 call around 8:20 p.m. about a possible drowning of a young man. Abbotsford Police Const. Ian MacDonald said the man and two friends had arrived at the park just after 7 p.m. after eating dinner. They entered the water in the northwest corner of the lake, where swimming is not encouraged.
“This area of Albert Dyck Park is not recommended for swimming and one of the reasons is there is a pretty steep drop-off there,” MacDonald said. “There’s a lot of in-water vegetation as well.” Although the three friends didn’t venture far into the lake, one of the men disappeared from his friends’ sight around 8:15 p.m. His name has not been released. Three men weren’t seasoned swimmers, with the man who disappeared
the least experienced, his friends told police. MacDonald said alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the incident. Police, firefighters, paramedics and ambulance staff were joined by members of Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue. The search was suspended just before midnight, and resumed early Thursday morning, with the assistance of the RCMP dive team. Albert Dyck Park was expected to re-open by noon Thursday.
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