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RCMP in southern Alberta no longer searching for missing horse

Raymond RCMP are looking for help after a foal was stolen off a farm in southern Alberta on May 2, 2018. Supplied: Raymond RCMP

Raymond RCMP are no longer searching for a young horse, initially reported missing early Wednesday.

In an update issued just before 5 p.m., Mounties said the horse had been found dead a short distance from the owner’s home.

Police said someone went into the property and removed the foal from the corral “sometime in the early hours” of May 2.

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The matter is still under investigation

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Police don’t believe the horse was taken by animal predators.

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Anyone with information is asked to call Raymond RCMP at 403-752-4747 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

Raymond, Alta. is located about 36 kilometres south of Lethbridge.

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