13-year-old Igloolik boy who went missing while hunting has been found safe
The boy was part of a nine-person caribou hunting party that travelled from Igloolik to Itiliq Cove. He didn't return to camp Tuesday night after staying out longer to hunt on his own.
Boy didn't return to camp Tuesday night after going hunting on his own
A 13-year-old boy from Igloolik, Nunavut, who went missing while hunting this past Tuesday has been found.
Nunavut RCMP say the boy was found "safe and in good health" at around 6 p.m. ET Friday evening. He was found by the hunting party he had been with.
The boy was part of a nine-person caribou hunting party that travelled from Igloolik to Itiliq Cove. He didn't return to camp Tuesday night after staying out longer to hunt on his own.
In a short news release Friday evening, RCMP thanked Nunavut Emergency Management and Search and Rescue volunteers from Naujaat and Sanirajak, Nunavut.