Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Cultus Lake is pictured earlier this summer. After nearly a month of searching, the body of a 22-year-old Surrey man who was presumed drowned at Cultus Lake in July has been recovered. In a statement released Tuesday, Chilliwack RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk says the BC RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team has located the body of a Surrey man who apparently drowned in Cultus Lake on July 19. His body was located on Tuesday, August 13. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Cultus Lake drowning victim located

Cultus Lake drowning victim’s body has been recovered

Aug 15, 2023 | 3:22 PM

CHILLIWACK — After nearly a month of searching, the body of a 22-year-old Surrey man who was presumed drowned at Cultus Lake in July has been recovered.

In a statement released Tuesday, Chilliwack RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk says the BC RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team has located the body of a Surrey man who apparently drowned in Cultus Lake on July 19.

The man’s body was recovered mid-day on Tuesday, August 15. The death remains under investigation by the BC Coroners Service.

“Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to this man’s family and friends,” said Sgt. Vrolyk. “We are so sorry for your loss.”

The body’s discovery marks the fourth drowning death Mounties have encountered in the region in the span of four weeks, Sgt. Vrolyk said.

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“These deaths are devastating to family and friends but also take its toll on emergency personnel. Please do your part to ensure water safety – wear a lifejacket, do not enter the water if you do not know how to swim, use the buddy system – never swim alone and do not enter the water if you are impaired by alcohol or drugs,” Sgt. Vrolyk said.