Two paddleboarders reported missing both found dead in Browning Lake

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A Squamish Search and Rescue volunteer searching for missing boaters using a drone on May 30, 2026.

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Two people who fell from their paddleboard near Squamish have been found dead.

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On Tuesday afternoon, Squamish RCMP confirmed the bodies of the two paddleboarders had been found in Browning Lake after a search that was launched May 30.

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At around 3 p.m. that day, officials were contacted about two people paddleboarding on Browning Lake in Murrin Provincial Park before they were believed to have fallen into the water and didn’t resurface.

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“A co-ordinated search effort was immediately initiated,” police said.

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Among the groups assisting in the search were Squamish Search and Rescue, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, Squamish Fire Rescue, B.C. Emergency Health Services, and an RCMP helicopter.

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The search continued through the weekend. RCMP divers returned to the lake Tuesday to continue the search before the bodies were found.

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Browning is a small lake just off the Sea to Sky Highway a few kilometres north of Britannia Beach.

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