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UPDATE: RCMP locate family of child found alone in Whistler

Boy was discovered barefoot and alone at a Whistler Dairy Queen Saturday night
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The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

RCMP say they have found the family of a boy who was discovered alone and barefoot at a Whistler Dairy Queen late Saturday night (Sept. 7).

Police were called to the fast food chain at 4338 Main Street at 10:05 p.m. for a report of an unaccompanied child. The boy, who is believed to be about 12 years old, was barefoot and non-verbal.

Police say they worked to find the boy's family throughout the night, but couldn't find any indication of where he was from. On Sunday morning at 9:45 a.m., they issued a public notice asking for help locating the boy's family.

Two hours later, RCMP announced they had found the family and would be reuniting the child with them.

READ ALSO: RCMP launch tip line for missing Indigenous woman last seen in northern B.C.
 

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