Posted on 01/07/2010, 2:31 pm, by mySteinbach
On January 7, 2010, at about 2:30am, RCMP Powerview Detachment were called to a fatal hunting incident about 45 km north of Powerview on Crown Land.
Early reports confirm area residents were hunting near Happy Lake Road off of Trans Licence Road (Unorganized Territory designated Crown Land) about 45 km north of Powerview when the incident occurred.
A 35-year-old Fort Alexander man was fatally shot in the hunting incident. His name is not being released at the present time.
An autopsy will be conducted at the Health Sciences Center.
At present, RCMP Powerview Detachment continue to investigate the incident with the assistance of the RCMP Winnipeg Forensic Identification Services.
Sgt. Line Karpish
RCMP D Division Media Relations
(204) 983-8497
