Rescuers search for 4-year-old girl after she fell into Quebec river
Firefighters, provincial police are searching area by land and water
A search operation is underway after a four-year-old girl fell into the Mistassibi River in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Que., about 300 kilometres north of Quebec City.
The search began Friday at 2:30 p.m., and continued late into the afternoon.
A spokesperson for the Dolbeau-Mistassini fire service told Radio-Canada that a mother and her daughter were sliding on a snowy hill near the Motel Chute des Pères on Panoramique Boulevard.
The daughter went beyond the riverbank and fell into the water, the spokesperson said.
The girl fell into a section of the river that includes rapids known as Les Chute des Pères.
Firefighters and Quebec provincial police are involved in the search, walking the river banks and relying on a specialized boat to scour the area.
with files from Radio-Canada