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May 13, 2025 1:13 PM - The Canadian Press

Missing two-year-old in Alberta found a kilometre from home after overnight search

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Mounties called in reinforcements to help search for the child, including a search dog team, officers with drones, as well as firefighters.(Photo: The Canadian Press)

RCMP say a toddler who disappeared from a home in northwestern Alberta has been found safe following an overnight ground and air search. Police say in a news release that officers with their Fairview detachment responded on Sunday night to a report of a missing two-year-old from a rural home in Clear Hills County.

Mounties called in reinforcements to help search for the child, including a search dog team, officers with drones, as well as firefighters.

They say more than 100 community volunteers also answered the call for help. The search ended happily shortly after 6 a.m. Monday when police say a Grande Prairie Technical Search and Rescue helicopter spotted the child, who had wandered about a kilometre away from the residence.

The child was assessed, found to be in good health and reunited with their family.

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