Missing child located minutes after walking away from school

Missing child located minutes after walking away from school
Police vehicles parked in front of Central Public School Thursday morning.

CORNWALL, Ontario – City police had all hands on deck to locate a missing nine-year-old boy who walked away from Central Public School Thursday morning.

Cornwall police Sgt. Troy St. Germain said the student was found within 30 minutes a short distance away from the school.

“We send all available people out when there is a missing child,” he said. “Everyone stops and everyone goes out.”

There were multiple police vehicles parked in front of Central Public School Thursday morning, sparking a few phone calls to the Seaway News looking for answers.

The student was located unharmed.

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