It was every parent’s worst nightmare, but thanks to the incredible work of law enforcement from several regions and provinces, as well as more than 100 people from the community, a 2-year-old who went missing from a rural property in Clear Hills County was found safe and unharmed on Monday morning.
Fairview RCMP say the missing persons report shortly after 10 p.m. on May 11th, and when looking for back-up bolster the search and rescue efforts, the results were overwhelming. Grande Prairie RCMP Police Dog Services, BC RCMP Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems members, Worsley Fire Department, Grande Prairie Technical Search & Rescue and more than 100 people from the community answered the call.
The search went non-stop for the next hours, and at approximately 6 a.m. Monday, the Grande Prairie Technical Search & Rescue helicopter spotted the child, who had wandered about a kilometre from home. The child was assessed, found to be in good health and reunited with their family.
Fairview RCMP Detachment Cst. Lucas Lehman says they’d like to extend their sincere thanks for everyone who got involved.
This is a fine example of partners and community coming together to achieve an important goal,” he says. “Between the various RCMP units, Worsley Fire Department, Grande Prairie Technical Search & Rescue and all the volunteers, we were able to quickly cover search ground as well as have teams dedicated to other necessary search tasks. This is a fine example of partners and community coming together to achieve an important goal.”
