Burton Isaac Reimer, 17, Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba
Burton died on his first day of work on a commercial fishing boat, October 23, 1999. He had worked about 11 hours that day. They were six miles from shore on Lake Winnipeg when the boat
took on water. The only other person in the boat was another inexperienced fisherman. No lifesaving equipment had been provided. The other man was rescued, but Burton was not. The lake soon froze over and it was nine months before Burton’s body was recovered. |
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17
years
old
Drowned while commercial fishing
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