By Canadian Press

Police resume search for Quebec girl, four, who fell in river while sledding

Dec 24, 2023 | 10:09 AM

DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, Que. — Quebec provincial police say the search for a four-year-old girl who fell in a river in the province’s Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region resumed this morning.

Rescuers have been searching for the girl since she went through a fence while sledding and fell in the Mistassibi River, around 242 kilometres northwest of Quebec City, on Friday afternoon.

Police spokesman Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says police are using a drone today, which can access areas that are difficult to reach on foot.

He says the search has been complicated by the winter conditions and the terrain of the riverbank, which requires divers to use a crane to access the water.

Beaulieu wouldn’t say whether police still hope to find the girl alive.

WHAT'S ON

Here is what's on this weekend in Medicine Hat and area: Dec. 13-15

10h ago

IN THE COMMUNITY

Medicine Hat's Mustard Seed adding new shelter spaces at Alberta government's request

Dec 12, 2024

HOLIDAYS

Medicine Hat Kiwanis hosting Christmas dinner, applications due Friday

Dec 12, 2024

The child was sledding with her mother when she slipped through a barrier along the riverbank and ended up in the water.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 24, 2023. 

The Canadian Press

<!– Photo: 20231224111256-658862caa12fe7f2cc2b0ee9jpeg.jpg, Caption:

–>