RCMP attempts recovery of backhoe operator
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SAGKEENG FIRST NATION — Family and friends of a 34-year-old Sagkeeng man who died when his tractor fell through the ice yesterday have gathered along the Winnipeg River this afternoon to watch the RCMP recovery team search for the man’s body.
Trevor Bruyere was driving a backhoe to plough a winter road from the south shore to the north shore of the Winnipeg River when the heavy equipment fell through the ice on noon Thursday.
Orange cones marked the spot close to the north shore where the tractor plunged through the fragile ice.
The RCMP recovery team spent several hours today testing ice conditions on the Winnipeg River in order to decide whether to send divers into the sub-zero water.
Some community residents watching the recovery operation said the river was likely not frozen due to recent mild temperatures.