The Saskatoon Police Service says on Thursday a deceased male was located in the RM of Corman Park near the Clarkboro Ferry.
Police say pending confirmation of dental records they have tentatively identified the male as that of 32-year-old Adan Vargas Salvador, a Mexican tourist.
Salvador was on a jet ski in the South Saskatchewan River when he got into trouble at the weir just off Spadina Crescent near the train bridge.
The safety boom that usually is in place before the weir had been damaged after the water rose as did the flows, significantly, when the spillway at Gardiner Dam was opened to alleviate the build up at Lake Diefenbaker after the first round of torrential rains in southern Alberta.
On June 21st at 4:46 p.m. calls reported a jet ski rider in distress near the weir. His family has been notified.
The weir is located, by road approximately 34 kilometres from the Clarkboro Ferry where the remains were found.
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June 24th the Saskatoon Rowing Club was enlisted to facilitate the repair of the boom, and it is now back in place. The Club is paid to install and remove the boom each spring and fall.
The Saskatoon Police Service thanks partner agencies who assisted in the search including the Saskatoon Fire Department, RCMP, Warman Fire Department, Corman Park Police, the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) and members of the public who provided information.
There was another onslaught of rain in Alberta recently consequently the Water Security Agency again opened the spillway at Gardiner Dam on Thursday, and it will remain open until June 25th. The total outflows are expected to increase 470 cubic metres per second. On Friday the outflows are expected to increase further to approximately 770 m³/s. Typical outflows from Lake Diefenbaker for this time of year are around 160 m³/s, making these levels significantly above normal.
The Water Security Agency in its latest update on Lake Diefenbaker forecasts the South Saskatchewan River downstream of the dam to the City of Saskatoon will also rise and see an increase in velocity. This increase will cause the South Saskatchewan River to rise roughly two metres(m) through Moon Lake and 0.8m in Saskatoon.
To protect the public, Poplar Bluffs Conservation Area, Fred Heal Canoe Launch, and Paradise Beach have been closed. Cranberry Flats Conservation Area and Chief Whitecap Park remain open; however, visitors are urged to exercise extreme caution near the river and that includes with their pets. The City adds that the public boat launch beneath the Broadway Bridge and River Access points in the Meewasin Valley will be closed.
