A man who swam out to retrieve a boat that had blown from shore is missing. 

RCMP say that mounties in Lac du Bonnet received a call for assistance the afternoon ofAugust 27. 

The man swam out from the shoreline of Strawberry Island on the Winnipeg River in the Whiteshell Provincial Park and had not returned.

“Navigating a boat north on the Winnipeg River to reach the remote site is not possible due to low water levels along that part of the river system,” said Corporal Chad Yerex, Lac Du Bonnet RCMP Detachment Commander, in a release sent out to media.

“We went up in a helicopter with Sustainable Development to do an aerial search. More officers have flown to a campsite near Strawberry Island and are using local boats to search the waterways.”

RCMP, as well as resources from Manitoba Sustainable Development, continue to search for the 38-year-old male from Fisher Branch.