(submitted photo/ On behalf of Lian Thunderchild, we will not stop 'till we find him)

By Nicole Reis

BODY FOUND

Body of missing boy found

Aug 5, 2020 | 10:36 PM

The body of a boy who went missing on Makwa Lake over a month ago has been found.

A social media post by Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) confirmed the body of six-year-old Lian Thunderchild had been located.

And, according to a social media post from the group of certified divers from the Oak Bluff Hutterite Colony, in Southern Manitoba, heartfelt thanks were issued to the search and rescue team and condolences were issued to the family.

(submitted photo/HEART Team)

Meanwhile, a statement has been issued by the Mitsuing-Thunderchild family.

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(submitted photo/ On behalf of Lian Thunderchild, we will not stop ’till we find him)

On June 23, around 7 p.m., Loon Lake RCMP responded to the report of the disappearance of the boy playing on a sandbar of the southeast end of Makwa Lake, near Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation.

Loon Lake RCMP said the child was pulled from the sandbar by strong currents and swept away.

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