A man has died after he was reported missing while harvesting wild rice the Manitoba RCMP says.

Lac du Bonnet RCMP say they received the report of a missing boater on Friday morning around 10:30.

Police say a 49-year-old male was harvesting wild rice in an airboat on the Whiteshell River, approximately 5 kilometres north of Jessica Lake, when he failed to return to his camp.

Another harvester in a second boat set out from the main camp to locate the male when he came upon the submerged airboat in about 15 feet of water. He searched the surrounding area but could not locate the missing 49-year-old male and called the RCMP for assistance.

Upon arrival at the scene, Lac du Bonnet RCMP and Sustainable Development Manitoba along with private boats searched the shoreline and the water but could not locate the missing male.

On August 31, 2019, the Manitoba RCMP and Sustainable Development Manitoba returned to the location with boats and drones to search the water and shoreline. The Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) also arrived on scene to aid in locating the missing boater.

At approximately 10:30 a.m. HEART located the deceased male in the water with an underwater camera. His body has since been recovered by the RCMP.

The RCMP are continuing to investigate.