Two men have drowned in separate incidents in Northern Manitoba over the weekend.

On Saturday, Norway House RCMP received a report of a person having fallen through the ice on the Nelson River in Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation.

Officers discovered a 72-year-old woman on the ice near open water. She was afraid to move and cause the ice to break under her.

Once rescued by the RCMP with help from a First Nations Safety Officer and local Fire and Rescue personnel, the woman said a man had been walking with her.

The woman was taken to the hospital with signs of hypothermia.

A search for the 44-year-old male victim continued, and his body was retrieved from the water on Sunday.

Also, on Sunday, Cross Lake RCMP were advised by a First Nations Safety Officer of a set of footprints on shore that led into open water in Pimicikamak Cree Nation.

Officers, along with local fire and rescue personnel, attended the scene.

With the use of a drone, a body was located and recovered from the water and taken to the Nursing Station, where the 47-year-old drowning victim was pronounced dead.

RCMP continue to investigate both incidents.