Two separate drownings in Manitoba over the long weekend mean water safety is top of mind again for many across the province.

Manitoba RCMP said two men drowned at Reynolds Ponds and Grand Beach and Lifesaving Society Manitoba is urging beachgoers to stay safe in light of the tragedies.

“Your heart kind of breaks for them — they’re families that wanted to go out and have a good long weekend and enjoy the summer,” the society’s executive director, Lynne Stefanchuk, told 680 CJOB’s The Start.

“It’s really not what we want to see.”

One of the victims, a 25-year-old Winnipeg man who drowned at Grand Beach, was using what police described as a “pool flotation device” on Lake Winnipeg when he fell into the water and didn’t resurface.

Stefanchuk said she encourages Manitobans to save thei

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