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

The Shamattawa RCMP first received a report of the missing boy at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday after he attended his school’s breakfast program but did not return to class. From that moment, the search intensified, involving resources like drones, police service dogs, and a helicopter.

Mounties say they continue to investigate the death of a boy who had been reported missing from his school in northeastern Manitoba. Police say an autopsy has been scheduled for six-year-old Johnson Redhead.

The search for a missing non-verbal six-year-old boy in Shamattawa First Nation continued Sunday, with multiple teams continuing to do grid searches.

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

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.

The search for a missing non-verbal six-year-old boy in Shamattawa First Nation continues to expand, with more resources arriving in the northeastern Manitoba fly-in community Saturday.

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.