Quebec Provincial Police Suspend Search for Girl Who Fell Into River on Dec. 22

Published on December 30, 2023

Quebec provincial police say they’ve suspended the search for a four-year-old girl who fell into a river one week ago. The child has been missing since Dec. 22, when she fell into the Mistassibi River in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Que.–about 240 kilometres north of Quebec City–while sledding with her mother near the riverbank. Police officers shifted from a rescue to a recovery mission on Boxing Day, but there’s been no sign of the girl. In a statement, police say that specialized units deployed in the past week include officers walking the shorelines, divers in the water, and drones and helicopters from above....