On August 10, 2024, at approximately 4:25 pm, RCMP officers from Amaranth and Portage la Prairie responded to a report of a collision between two pleasure craft (Sea-Doo vs boat) on the Whitemud River, located north of Road 81 N in the RM of Westlake-Gladstone.
Investigators have determined that a boat, travelling north on the Whitemud River with five occupants, and a southbound Sea-Doo, with two occupants, collided as they came around a bend in the river.
The two injured occupants of the the Sea-Doo were taken aboard the boat where they returned to a nearby campground to meet with Emergency Medical Services.
The 31-year-old male operator of the Sea-Doo, from Portage la Prairie, was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The 39-year-old female passenger, also from Portage la Prairie, was pronounced deceased on scene. No injuries were reported from the boat.
Amaranth RCMP continue to investigate.
