18-year-old dead after car ends up in slough near Punnichy

An 18-year-old man has died after a car ended up in a slough near Punnichy, southeast of Saskatoon.

RCMP said the call came in at 3:10 a.m. Friday. Officers responded to the scene five kilometres east of Punnichy, along Highway 15.

According to police, a car left the road and entered a slough. Two of three people inside were able to escape.

A 15-year-old boy was found at the scene and airlifted to hospital by STARS with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

An 18-year-old man, believed to be the driver, was found some distance away with only minor injuries.

The third person, an 18-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

All three are from the Punnichy area.

The RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team, along with a collision reconstructionist, attended the scene.

As of 3 p.m., emergency personnel were still in the area, with traffic restrictions in place.

The investigation is ongoing.