Body of girl reported missing near Mitchell, Ont. found after 9-day search
The search for the girl now identified as Taleya Paris began Sunday, March 6 after provincial police say they received a report that a child had fallen into Whirl Creek near Mitchell around 10:30 a.m. The creek flows westward toward Mitchell, where it joins with the southward Thames River.Story continues below advertisement
Mitchell is a small community of around 5,000 in West Perth, about 20 kilometres northeast of Stratford and around 60 kilometres north of London, Ont. West Perth Mayor Walter McKenzie told Global News on March 10, before Paris’s body was recovered, that the incident had “devastated our little community.”McKenzie said community members had started lining the bridges that go over the creek where the little girl fell in with teddy bears.
“It’s an awful thing to have happen to a community, and I think we’re coping as well as we can. It’s hard, and certainly, people will do anything. They would love to help,” he said. Emergency crews had asked that residents not participate in the search, as the area around the river can be hazardous. Instead, residents showed their support by bringing first responders food and coffee as they worked.The missing child from
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