A second person has drowned at Cultus Lake near Chilliwack.

According to B.C. Emergency Health Services spokesperson Bowen Osoko, an air ambulance was dispatched to the lake at 7:15 p.m. on Aug. 30 with reports of a water-related incident.

“An ambulance with primary care paramedics and an air ambulance helicopter with critical care paramedics were dispatched while bystanders provided initial emergency first aid,” Osoko said.

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One patient received emergency medical treatment. No patients were transported to hospital.

The tragedy came three days after a man drowned in the Entrance Bay area of the popular summer camping and water sports area.

Osoko said the ambulance service had attended more than 40 water-related calls since the

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