Five-year-old boy missing in Saskatchewan since April found dead in river

RED EARTH CREE NATION, SASK. – Police say a five-year-old boy missing from a First Nation in northern Saskatchewan since April has been found dead in a river in the community.

RCMP said in a news release that officers from its Carrot River Detachment received a report Saturday night that Frank Young had been found dead in the river on Red Earth Cree Nation, near where he was originally reported missing on April 19.

The statement said there are no indications of suspicious circumstances at this stage, but the investigation, which is being conducted in partnership with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, is still in its early stages.

He says an autopsy is scheduled.

Young was last seen at a playground near his home on April 19.

RCMP suspended aerial and boat searches late last month, when Red Earth Cree Nation Chief Fabian Head said more than 92 square kilometers had been searched by more than 600 people, with nearly 500 areas tracked by a global positioning system.

This report from The Canadian Press was first published on July 10, 2022.

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