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The remains of two men have been recovered after a crash near the community of Elfros, southeast of Saskatoon.
According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, a pickup truck travelling on a grid road crashed into an unspecified body of water southwest of Elfros on Sunday. Police were alerted at around 9:20 p.m.
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“Two of the vehicle’s passengers were able to exit the vehicle. They were assessed by EMS, but did not report physical injuries to police,” the Mounties said in a statement.
“Officers were unable to locate the driver and third passenger. With the assistance of Saskatchewan RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team, they were located on November 2 and declared deceased by EMS at the scene.”
Police said the deceased driver and passenger were identified as a 74-year-old man and a 72-year-old man from the Elfros area. Their families have been notified, the RCMP added.
The crash is being investigated with assistance from a police collision reconstruction expert, the Mounties added.
The RCMP said that as of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, there have been 80 fatal collisions on roadways under the federal police force’s jurisdiction in Saskatchewan this year, resulting in 96 deaths.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct an error. A previous version said the remains of a man and a woman were recovered.
