2-year-old Chase Martens.
Manitoba RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing 2-year-old boy, Chase Martens.
On March 22, 2016, Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of a missing 2-year-old boy who was last seen at approximately 6pm that same evening playing outside near his residence.
Chase Martens is described as 2.5 feet tall, weighs 30 lbs, has blue eyes and light brown hair. He was last seen wearing a blue jacket, black splash pants, a red hat and boots that light up as he walks.
Officers supported by Police Dog Services, volunteers from the Austin Fire Department and Air One from the Winnipeg Police Service have been out actively searching since the report was received. Over 200 searchers were involved in efforts overnight to locate the missing boy and the search continues this morning.
The RCMP are asking members of the public traveling in the area of Highway 34 and Austin to be on the lookout for the missing boy. Anyone with information is asked to immediately contact their local police department.
Update
RCMP have confirmed that the body of Chase Martens was found. An autopsy on Chase Martens was conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Sunday, March 27, 2016. Results have confirmed that Chase’s death was the result of drowning.
