Prince Edward County OPP are thanking the public for their support in find a missing child at Sandbanks Provincial Park over the long weekend.
Late Sunday afternoon, OPP received a request for assistance from Provincial Park wardens at Sandbanks Provincial Park who reported a six-year-old child had been missing for approximately 30 minutes and was last seen in the water.
Emergency services attended and engaged tremendous community support.
Individuals formed a line and methodically searched the beach and water.
The child was located more than a kilometre up the beach.