Missing 6-year-old found dead, Poplar River RCMP say

Poplar River First Nation is shown in reference to Winnipeg. (CTV News Winnipeg)

Poplar River RCMP say a missing six-year-old was found dead Saturday morning.

At 5:52 a.m., Mounties received a report about the missing child. Police say her father woke up and noticed that the front door was wide open, and she was missing since she couldn’t be found in the home.

Community members, family and first responders started to search for the child immediately. Boats were launched in the water, the First Nation launched their drone, and local search and rescue volunteers helped out with the effort.

At 10:30 a.m., the child was found on the south side of the Nanowin River and pronounced deceased, RCMP said.

Investigation remains ongoing.