SHAMATTAWA, Man. — Mounties say they continue to investigate the death of a boy who had been reported missing from his school in northeastern Manitoba.
Police say an autopsy has been scheduled for six-year-old Johnson Redhead.
The boy's body was found in a marshy area Sunday evening in Shamattawa First Nation, about 3 1/2 kilometres from his school in the remote community.
Police have said he was at school last Wednesday morning but didn't make it to class after a breakfast program.
RCMP confirmed the boy was non-verbal.
Search and rescue teams from Winnipeg and outside of the province, including the Canadian Rangers, were brought in to search for Johnson.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 23, 2024.
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