Searchers have yet to find a 27-year-old Lethbridge man presumed drowned while wading with friends in the Oldman River Wednesday. “It’s our understanding this individual was not a strong swimmer,” said Fire Chief Brian Cornforth, who spent much of Thursday directing recovery operations from a command vehicle parked at the Black Powder gun range in the river valley adjacent to where the man disappeared under the water. Cornforth said the unidentified man and two friends entered the water near Popson Park Wednesday evening and were walking back and forth across the river as they waded downstream. As they neared Paradise Canyon, the man walked into a deeper part of the water, lost his footing and went under. One of his friends attempted to help him but “lost contact” before he was able to reach him. The current just south of the Paradise Canyon Golf Resort where the man went under is not strong, and the river isn’t unusually high. And while it looks quite tranquil, that can be deceiving. “It’s innocent enough, but it took a life last night,” Cornforth said. http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/content/view/79334/71/ copy and paste pls

Searchers have yet to find a 27-year-old Lethbridge man presumed drowned while wading with friends in the Oldman River Wednesday. “It’s our understanding this individual was not a strong swimmer,” said Fire Chief Brian Cornforth, who spent much of Thursday directing recovery operations from a command vehicle parked at the Black Powder gun range in the river valley adjacent to where the man disappeared under the water. Cornforth said the unidentified man and two friends entered the water near Popson Park Wednesday evening and were walking back and forth across the river as they waded downstream. As they neared Paradise Canyon, the man walked into a deeper part of the water, lost his footing and went under. One of his friends attempted to help him but “lost contact” before he was able to reach him. The current just south of the Paradise Canyon Golf Resort where the man went under is not strong, and the river isn’t unusually high. And while it looks quite tranquil, that can be deceiving. “It’s innocent enough, but it took a life last night,” Cornforth said. http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/content/view/79334/71/ copy and paste pls

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