1 dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes near Canmore, Alberta.

One person drowned and two others are missing after a boat capsized in the Spray Lakes Reservoir near Canmore on Sunday afternoon, police say.

Canmore RCMP responded to a report of an overturned boat with four people on board near the Spray Lakes campground around 2 p.m.

One person was able to swim to safety. Two are still missing and one has been confirmed dead.

Kananaskis Emergency Services, Alberta Conservation Officers and the RCMP are continuing their search efforts. RCMP are asking people to avoid the area.

Police have not released the identity of the boaters.