The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. An Alberta man is dead after his kayak capsized on the Athabasca River. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck An Alberta man is dead after his kayak capsized on the Athabasca River.

Mounties from Hinton along with the Yellowhead Fire Department responded to a report that a man was in medical distress after he capsized his kayak on the Athabasca River near Hinton.

A 49-year-old Hinton man drowned after his kayak capsized in the Athabasca River over the weekend, Alberta Mounties said Tuesday. On Saturday before noon, Hinton RCMP and the Yellowhead Fire Department responded to a report of a man in medical distress after his kayak flipped over on the Athabasca River near Hinton.

The Hinton RCMP and Yellowhead Fire Department responded just before noon, but a Hinton man, 49, was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. “Members of the Hinton RCMP send