By rdnewsNOW staff

Found Safe

Father and son rescued from central Alberta lake

Jul 13, 2020 | 4:11 PM

Alberta RCMP are crediting several partner agencies that worked together over the weekend in helping rescue a father and his nine-year-old son left stranded on a lake southeast of Edmonton

The man and his son were found stranded on Miquelon Lake on July 11.

At 7:40 p.m. Camrose RCMP received a call for assistance for missing swimmers at Miquelon Lake. A father and son were floating on an inflatable tube and had not been seen or heard from for hours. Neither had a cell phone and family members were alarmed.

Camrose County Fire, Police Dog Service and RCMP Air Services were contacted to assist. Two boats were on scene but had difficulty due to low water levels. With the assistance of EPS Air 1 however, the two subjects were located around 11:00 p.m.

Mounties say the pair was approximately two miles across the lake, stranded along the shore line. They were disoriented, and had lost their paddle, so they waited for assistance. Both were uninjured and returned safely to Miquelon Park via EPS Air 1.

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Wetaskiwin/Camrose RCMP, EPS Air 1,Camrose County Fire Services, Miquelon Lake Park staff and volunteers all participated in the successful outcome of this incident.

RCMP thanks all partner agencies for stepping up to assist. Police say the situation may have had a more problematic outcome for the stranded subjects had they not been located so quickly.