Lifeguard Faces Criminal Charge After Man Drowns at Northern Alberta Pool
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The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Alberta RCMP have charged a lifeguard with criminal negligence causing death after a drowning at a public swimming pool.
They say officers were called to the drowning at the aquatic centre at MacDonald Island Park in Fort McMurray on Dec. 12, 2020.
A 34-year-old man was taken to hospital and died six days later.
Mounties say there was a lengthy investigation and consultation with Crown prosecutors.
A 25-year-old man from Calgary, who was employed as a lifeguard at the pool at the time, was charged.
Ruslan Atantayev is to appear in Fort McMurray court on Nov. 22.
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