Heavy hearts in the Mitchell area after the body of a 10-year old girl was recovered Monday just before 3 p.m.
Police have identified the girl as Taleya Paris.
She was first reported missing on March 6th in the Whirl Creek area.
For over a week firefighters and members of multiple OPP units, including ERT, Canine and Underwater, Search and Recovery, searched an area near Mitchell that eventually stretched south towards St. Marys.
BREAKING: The body of a girl reported missing in West Perth has been recovered. https://t.co/QF1dMXIWgj
— CKNX News Today (@cknxnewstoday) March 15, 2022
On day 9 of the search firefighters and @OPP_WR
Were able to locate the missing individual in @WestPerthON
Our thoughts are with their family and friends.
Our appreciation is with the community who supported us and the fire services who had our back at every step.
Thank you pic.twitter.com/4rSrfdHe9Z— PEFD WPFD (@PEFD_WPFD) March 15, 2022