WEST PERTH – A child reported missing in the Municipality of West Perth was located deceased on March 14.
The deceased has been identified as 10-year-old Taleya Paris, of West Perth. Her death is not considered suspicious.
On March 6, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police, West Perth Fire Department, and Perth County Paramedic Services responded to the report of a missing child, who was last seen in the river outside of Mitchell.
The OPP West Region Emergency Response Team, Canine Unit, Underwater Search and Recovery Unit and Aviation Services searched for the child, with the assistance of the Stratford and St. Marys fire departments, Huron Area Search and Rescue Swift Water Rescue teams, and numerous other fire departments.
