Toddler reported missing in southern Quebec found dead after intensive search
WATERLOO, Que. – A two-year-old child who went missing Friday evening in the town of Waterloo in southern Quebec was found dead later that night.
The parents lost sight of the child around 6 p.m. Provincial police say he was found almost five hours later in a water-filled ditch.
The disappearance prompted a large search operation involving provincial police and local citizen volunteers.
A helicopter and canine unit were also deployed to help locate the boy.
There will be an inquest to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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