A young Calgary man is missing after being swept away by the Highwood River Sunday evening.

Okotoks RCMP say 19-year-old Justin MacNeil was at Nature’s Hideaway on the banks of the Highwood where it enters the Bow River. MacNeil reportedly went for a swim and was quickly caught up in the current. His friends soon called 9-1-1.

RCMP, water rescue boats and HAWCS combed the river and banks but were unsuccessful in finding the man.

Due to the recent rainfall, the Highwood and Bow rivers are moving too quickly and are too full of debris to continue searching for MacNeil at this point, said Sgt. Donna Rorison.

“The river’s too dangerous right now,” she said, adding that RCMP will pick up the search once the water is back down to a safer level.

She cautioned people to stay away from river banks.

Anyone with information about MacNeil is asked to call Okotoks RCMP.