Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
On October 25, 2023, at 10:15am, RCMP officers received a report of a male with what appeared to be a firearm, on the shoulder of Highway 211, near the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) facility in Pinawa, Manitoba.
A newer black SUV was also reported by security staff to be in the area.
Officers from multiple detachments as well as from the Emergency Response Team immediately responded and searched for the male and the vehicle. After a thorough search of the area, with the assistance of a drone, neither the male nor the vehicle was located.
While CNL is fully cooperating with the ongoing investigation, investigators believe the incident is unrelated to CNL operations on the site.
If anyone has any information about this incident, or may have seen a newer black SUV on Highway 211 near the CNL site they are asked to call Lac du Bonnet RCMP at 204-345-8685.