Kahunwan: A 22-year-old man from the village of Chak Sharif near Surrey, Canada, died after drowning in Lake Clatts.

Kahunwan: A 22-year-old man from the village of Chak Sharif near Surrey, Canada, died after drowning in Lake Clatts.

This created an atmosphere of mourning in the family. The late Manpreet Singh went to Canada in 2017 on a study visa. Harpreet Singh, Manpreet's father said that Manpreet had completed his education a long time ago. Now, on a work permit, he went for a picnic at Colts Zee, near Vancouver, with eight or ten others.There, his boat sank with Manpreet and two other boys in the deep water of the lake. Safety guards rescued the two boys but Manpreet Singh died. There is a wave of mourning in the village where Manpreet Singh died. Father Harjinder Singh and others have appealed to the Punjab Government, the Union Government and Canadian social workers to arrange for their son's body to be sent to the village. His family does not have the capacity to bring Manpreet's body to Punjab at their own expense.