A six-year-old boy who had been missing in a northeastern Manitoba First Nation since Wednesday has been found dead, RCMP say.┬а
Searchers in Shamattawa┬аFirst Nation found Johnson Redhead dead around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday night, Manitoba RCMP said in a news release. His body was found in a marshy area, about three-and-a-half kilometres from the school where he was last seen, according to the release.
Johnson attended a breakfast program at the┬аschool in the northeastern Manitoba First Nation on Wednesday morning┬аbut didn’t show up in class after that, RCMP┬аpreviously said.┬а
His disappearance sparked a large-scale search of the area by community members, volunteers and police.┬а
“We extend our deepest condolences to his family, the community of Shamattawa First Nation┬аand to everyone grieving his loss,” RCMP said in their release.┬а
