A six-year-old boy from northeastern Manitoba who had been missing since last Wednesday has been found dead. Shamattawa RCMP say Johnson Redhead was found dead in a marshy area around 7:45 p.m. Sunday. RCMP say Redhead’s body was found about 3.5 kilometres from his school on the remote First Nation.

“It is with great sadness that we share the following information on the search for Johnson Redhead,” said the news release. “Earlier, at 7:45 pm, searchers located 6 year old Johnson deceased. His body was found in a marshy area, approximately 3.5 kilometres from the school where he was last seen.”

A six-year-old boy who had been missing in a northeastern Manitoba First Nation since Wednesday has been found dead, Manitoba RCMP say.

Johnson Redhead, a six-year-old boy from Shamattawa First Nation in Manitoba, was found dead after going missing last Wednesday. His body was located in a marshy area following an extensive search by local communities and police.

The search for a missing non-verbal six-year-old boy in Shamattawa First Nation continues this weekend, as additional resources arrived in the northeastern Manitoba community Saturday.

Manitoba RCMP and community members are still feverishly searching for a six-year-old boy who went missing five days ago.