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UPDATE: Police describe the suspect as a caucasian male with reddish hair and facial hair, blue eyes and distinctive tattoos – a sun on his neck and a heart on his hand.
Whitehorse, YT – Whitehorse RCMP are investigating a reported child abduction in the Porter Creek neighborhood.
Police say they received a call around 9:53 p.m. on Sunday from the parents of a nine-year-old girl who had not returned home as expected. Officers immediately launched a missing person investigation and began door-to-door inquiries in the area where she was last seen.
A police dog team was deployed and additional RCMP resources, including the Specialized Response Unit and Major Crime Unit, were called in to assist. The girl returned home safely about an hour after she was last seen.
Mounties say the investigation is ongoing and they are asking the public for any surveillance or dashcam footage from Proter Creek between 8:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on the night of the incident.
