A six-year-old boy who had been missing in a northeastern Manitoba First Nation since Wednesday has been found dead, RCMP say.
Searchers in Shamattawa First 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 school in the northeastern Manitoba First Nation on Wednesday morning but didn’t show up in class after that, RCMP previously said.
His disappearance sparked a large-scale search of the area by community members, volunteers and police.
“We extend our deepest condolences to his family, the community of Shamattawa First Nation and to everyone grieving his loss,” RCMP said in their release.