Little girl found after going missing from southern Alberta campsite
Posted Aug 19, 2021 1:38 pm.
Last Updated Aug 19, 2021 1:39 pm.
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MEDICINE HAT – A happy ending in the search for a missing six-year-old girl in southeastern Alberta.
The youngster went missing from a campground near Elkwater, south of Medicine Hat, Wednesday night and a massive search was launched.
Cpl. Tammy Keibel with the RCMP says she was found safely by searchers Thursday morning.
“She was located sitting on a log by a Southeastern Alberta Search and Rescue Society member with a team of volunteers,” Keibel said, adding the log was about a a kilomtre and a half away from the campground.
“She had slept and walked during the evening, that was how her night went was, sleeping and walking. And when daylight hit, she basically hunkered down on the log where she was located just before 10 a.m.”
The girl was checked over by EMS and reunited with her very relieved family.
