A rescue mission was suspended once darkness fell Sunday night, hours after a girl fell through the ice hours just east of this Perth County community near Stratford. It was set to resume Monday morning.
The 10-year-old girl fell through the ice on Whirl Creek in Mitchell around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Perth East-West Perth fire Chief Bill Hunter said. Search and rescue crews from West Perth, St. Marys and Stratford were at the scene for most of the day, Hunter said, using ATVs and boats.
An OPP helicopter, drones and canine unit also helped in the search, he said Sunday night. “We put just about every resource we had available into action.”
Fire crews from Perth East and Sebringville were also searching for the missing girl on the riverbank, Hunter said. He praised his firefighters and noted Ontario Provincial Police are “taking the lead on the search” for the child.
“We’re there to assist them.”
Hunter also asked all members of the public to continue to avoid the area.
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