Body of man found after he was swept over waterfalls in Banff

June 25, 2005
Source: Yahoo!
Original story — link verified on June 28, 2005

The body of a man who was last seen floating down a river towards a waterfall was found by searchers at the base of the falls early Saturday morning. The man, believed to be in his 20s, was first spotted by onlookers in the town of Banff who reported they saw a man floating down the Bow River calling for help at about 10 p.m. Friday. Searchers also found the body of another man, also in his 20s, who is believed to have drowned earlier in the week while swimming in Johnston Lake north of Banff.

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