Missing Canoeist Found Safe On Besnard Lake

Missing Canoeist Found Safe On Besnard Lake

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 13:03

Pinehouse RCMP say a woman reported missing after a canoe trip has been located alive and well.

On Sunday, police received a complaint of a missing boater at Besnard Lake.

A 25-year-old woman from Beauval had departed the previous evening in a canoe for an eight-hour canoe trip to a remote lake lodge.

After confirming that the canoeist never made it to the lodge, a search was initiated on Besnard Lake.

The Mounties say the canoeist was blown off course and took shelter on a remote island for the night.

She was seen paddling to shore on Monday after weather conditions had subsided.

The canoeist was not hurt and didn’t require medical treatment.