RCMP confirms death of missing 5-year-old Frank Young
Police and the chief of Crimson Earth Cree Nation have confirmed that the physique of five-year-old Frank Younger was discovered on Saturday close to the realm he was initially reported lacking from.
Younger was final seen on April 19 enjoying exterior the house the place he lived together with his aunt and uncle on the Crimson Earth Cree Nation, about 300 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.
Regardless of an intensive land, aerial and boat search of the neighborhood and surrounding space, the younger boy has not been seen since that day.
“Presently, there isn’t a indication of suspicious circumstances,” mentioned the RCMP in a media launch on Sunday.
“However as he was simply positioned, additional investigative steps can be taken, together with working in partnership with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service and an post-mortem will happen.”
Officers obtained a report at round 7:06 p.m. on Saturday that Younger had been positioned deceased within the river on Crimson Earth Cree Nation, in keeping with RCMP.
Police say Younger’s household has been notified.
“This isn’t how anybody wished the seek for Frank to finish,” mentioned Sgt. Richard Tonge, Carrot River RCMP detachment commander, within the information launch.
“Our deepest condolences are with Frank’s household, family members and neighborhood who’ve been significantly impacted by this tragedy.”
We ask in your prayers and continued help, says First Nation chief
Crimson Earth Cree Nation Chief Fabian Head confirmed the invention of Younger — within the water at Crimson Earth Cree Nation — on social media simply after midnight on Sunday morning.
Members of the RCMP tactical unit and volunteers from Crimson Earth and Shoal Lake Cree Nations had been specializing in the Carrot River following the spring thaw.
The Carrot River originates in Wakaw Lake and flows northeast via Crimson Earth Plains into the Saskatchewan River close to The Pas, Man.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I announce the invention of Frank Younger on Saturday, July ninth,” Head wrote on Fb.
“We can be holding a media convention and can launch extra info at the moment. For now, we ask in your prayers and continued help throughout our time of grief.”
