Clearwater man drowns in Adams Lake accident

Posted on May 6, 2015 in City // 0 Comments

NEWS/ CORONER — The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in a boating incident on Adams Lake near Chase on Saturday.

He was Michael David Treseng, aged 56, from Clearwater.

Treseng was camping with family at Adams Lake about 30 kilometres north of Chase. In the early morning hours of May 2, he and a family member decided to go night-fishing and set out in a 3.5 metre aluminium boat.

The boat overturned about 90 metres from shore. The family member was able to swim to shore, but Treseng failed to complete the swim. The RCMP dive team was called in and were able to make the recovery on the morning of May 3.

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