A nine-year-old girl who went missing Thursday in Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Que., was found safe and sound early Friday morning.
The town, located in the Lanaudière region about 115 kilometres north of Montreal, was the site of a massive Sûreté du Québec-led search and rescue operation that lasted well into the overnight hours. Several police officers worked alongside a dog handler, ATV patrols and a helicopter in the effort.
According to police, the girl had been in the area with relatives who were working on a second home when, at around 4:30 p.m., she disappeared into a wooded area near Belvedere Road to play.
In the end, she was found at around 1 a.m. near a trail by a local resident.
She was taken to hospital for mild hypothermia treatment: by the time she was found, the wind chill had fallen to -8.
With files from the Canadian Press’s French-language service
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