Vancouver Island girl found safe after missing for three months
A seven-year-old girl from Vancouver Island was dropped off at a local police station this week nearly three months after she went missing.
The girl is safe and back with her mother, North Cowichan RCMP said in a news release Thursday.
The girl’s father, Jesse Bennett, is still wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for abduction and contravention of a custody order.
Police didn’t give details about where the girl was during the months she was unaccounted for, but she was reported missing on January 23 along with her father.
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“This investigation came to a positive ending, thanks to the work of our partnering police agencies, the media and ultimately the public who provided tips in hope to safely locate [the girl],” police said.
Police describe Bennett as a 36-year-old white man with blue eyes and brown here and a beard. He stands about 5’10”. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact police at 250-748-5522.