Missing 7-year-old girl in Burns Lake prompts large search response

Search and rescue crews, along with RCMP officers and volunteers, are searching for a missing seven-year-old girl in Burns Lake, B.C.

Oaklynn Schwedder was last seen outside her home at 6 p.m. on Southbank.

RCMP said she was wearing a red and blue plaid dress, leggings with white bowties and pink socks.

She is on the autism spectrum and is non-verbal. She is also a member of the Skin Tyee First Nation.

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Anyone with information on Schwedder’s whereabouts is urged to contact their local police, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).