The bodies of Norah and Romy Carpentier, aged 11 and 6, were found in a wooded area of a Quebec City suburb on Saturday
Police searched overnight for the girls’ father, Martin Carpentier, 44, continuing into Sunday with authorities tightening the search on a wooded area in St-Apollinaire, Que.“That’s our priority now, to locate him as soon as possible,” said Sgt. Ann Mathieu, a provincial police spokeswoman.
They had been missing along with their father since Wednesday evening and their disappearance caught the attention of the entire province. “We’re still asking residents to be vigilant, but the best way to help us is to take a look at their own properties,” Mathieu said.Police have said the girls and their father were believed to have been in a car crash on Highway 20 in St-Apollinaire on Wednesday evening.Investigators said the car was heading east on the highway when it skidded into the median, flipped over and landed on the shoulder on the opposite side of the highway.
“We know their intentions are very good, but what happened yesterday just complicated the work of the police officers,” Mathieu said.Story continues below advertisement“In particular, I’m thinking of the mother of Norah and Romy – and all their loved-ones,” he wrote on Twitter Saturday.Late Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also tweeted about the young girls, writing that all Canadians were keeping the family in their thoughts.
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