Body of 2nd brother who drowned in Nutimik Lake has been recovered: RCMP

Body of 2nd brother who drowned in Nutimik Lake has been recovered: RCMP

Aaron Au Ramirez, 13, jumped in after his younger brother fell into water

After several days of searching Nutimik Lake, the body of Aaron Au Ramirez, 13, has been recovered, Manitoba RCMP say.

The boy had jumped into the water near Sturgeon Falls on Saturday after his brother Maximo, 10, slipped on some rocks and fell into the lake.

In a news release issued Thursday evening, Lac du Bonnet RCMP confirmed Aaron's body was found in the water at 7:45 p.m.

Maximo's body was found Wednesday evening.

RCMP said the family has been notified and thanked the many volunteers and supporting agencies that helped locate the two boys.

Allison Baker-Thiessen, the owner of Nutimik Lodge, where the boys' family has been staying, described the search as "a fight."

She said a community member found Aaron's body at the same time of day and in the same place where they found Maximo the day before.

"We got the community together, we got all the emergency teams together. We had countless hours of people helping out and doing wellness checks and all the support in so many different angles," she said.

"Without all these people standing beside us … we couldn't do anything."

Baker-Thiessen said while Aaron's family is glad to have found his body, they are in a lot of pain.

"This is going to be a very challenging time for them," she said.