A 6-year-old girl who had been missing from her northwestern British Columbia community since last Thursday has been found. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
BURNS LAKE, B.C. – A 6-year-old girl who had been missing from her community in north-central British Columbia since Thursday has been found safe.
Resources from across the province were enlisted in the search to find the child who lives in a small community not far from Burns Lake.
The girl, who is on the autism spectrum and non-verbal, was found on Sunday night around 6:00 p.m.
Police say she was in a forested area that had already been searched between her home and the First Nation band office.
They say searchers believe she was likely moving around during the time she was missing, so she may not have been in the area when it was first searched.
RCMP Staff Sgt. Joshua Smith says her discovery was the outcome they all had hoped for, and everyone searching remained dedicated to brining her home safely.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 22, 2024.
