On Sunday September 9, 2016, at approximately 2:50pm, Steinbach RCMP were dispatched to a call of a lost 4-year-old child in the RM of La Broquerie. The child had followed their pet dog into the bush and could not be located.
Police arrived on scene at approximately 3pm and determined that the child had been gone for about 45 minutes. Police noted that there was heavy bush located all around the property.
Cst. Henderson and police dog Enzo were called in to assist. Within 20 minutes from the time they started looking for the lost child, they located her without injuries about a half a mile away from the residence. The child was seen by EMS for precautionary reasons.
Steinbach RCMP reported that due to the quick work by Cst. Henderson and “Enzo”, this high risk situation had a very fast and successful conclusion.