The body of a 26 year-old Irish man who went missing after diving into Kinbasket Lake 55 km northwest of Golden last summer has been been found, social media reports indicate.
It is great relief and a lot of sadness that David Gavins remains have been recovered from Kinbasket Lake. Water levels had reduced greatly in recent weeks to allow a search to be resumed.
David’s family wish to thank everyone for their continued support. #DG3 pic.twitter.com/1f2jBUkFUf
— Breaffy GAA (@BreaffyGAA) April 29, 2018
David Gavin was travelling from Calgary to Vancouver with his Gaelic football team for a championship competition when they stopped at Kinsbaket Lake Resort for a swim.
At the time, Ciara O’Malley, Gavin’s Girlfriend, said Gavin jumped into the lake off a bridge near Beaver Creek, resurfaced, and then went back under water and was swept away by the undercurrent.
According to Irish media reports his body was found by diver search dogs about 30 metres from the bridge Gavin jumped off.
The Irish Sporting and Social Club of Vancouver said Gavin’s Parents and O’Malley were present when the body was discovered.
The body of missing Mayo man David Gavin has been found it was announced this morning. pic.twitter.com/QwH89ZvPc8
— Mid West Radio (@radiomidwest) April 29, 2018
Local search and rescue and the RCMP responded to the incident on June 30, but the search was called off on July 4.
After the search was called off, the family raised over $300,000 in a GoFundMe campaign to fund continued search efforts.
Those search efforts were called off for the winter in October, and had just resumed.
A social media post from Gavin’s former football team said water levels had been reduced in recent weeks, allowing for the search to continue.
His former club expressed relief and sadness about the discovery of Gavin’s Body.
“It is great relief and a lot of sadness that David Gavin’s remains have been recovered from Kinbasket Lake,” wrote Gavin’s former club. “Water levels had reduced greatly in recent weeks to allow a search to be resumed.”
Irish media reports indicate Gavin was found Saturday evening.
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