Search for young girl who fell into Quebec river enters fourth day

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The four-year-old girl went through a fence while sledding and fell into the Mistassibi River in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Que., on Friday. (Kenza Chafik/Radio-Canada - image credit)
The four-year-old girl went through a fence while sledding and fell into the Mistassibi River in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Que., on Friday. (Kenza Chafik/Radio-Canada - image credit)

Quebec provincial police are resuming a search for a four-year-old girl who fell into a river in a region north of Quebec City on Friday.

The child was sledding with her mother in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Que. Friday afternoon when she passed through a safety barrier and fell into the Mistassibi River.

Police ground, helicopter and diving teams have been searching for the girl ever since, but paused their efforts on Saturday and Sunday evenings for security reasons as darkness fell.

Spokesperson Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu with the provincial police says the search continues this morning, but that rescuers are waiting for river ice to thicken before deploying diving teams to search under ice sheets.

Firefighters had also been assisting with the search until today, but Beaulieu says they've done everything they can.

A mobile police command unit remains in place today while teams search the riverbanks.

Quebec provincial police are asking people circulating around the Mistassibi River to get in touch with them if they see the snowsuit pictured above.
Quebec provincial police are asking people circulating around the Mistassibi River to get in touch with them if they see the snowsuit pictured above.

Quebec provincial police are asking people circulating around the Mistassibi River to get in touch with them if they see the snowsuit pictured above. (Submitted by Sûreté du Québec)