On the evening of August 2, The Pas RCMP received a distress call reporting a stranded boater with his family and pets on Clearwater Lake.

The boat had experienced a power and propulsion failure, leaving them adrift two kilometres from shore near Camper's Cove boat launch.

The boaters, from Mitchell, Manitoba, had been stranded for over three hours and were struggling to fix the boat in diminishing light and worsening weather conditions.

When a rescue team of three RCMP officers arrived, they encountered rough waters but managed to locate the stranded boat just in time, as it was dangerously close to a reef.

The team worked swiftly to secure and tow the boat back to shore, no injuries occurred.