The public is being asked to stay away and let emergency crews and underwater search and rescue crews search for the 10 year old girl.
WEST PERTH - The search continues for a 10 year old girl who just outside of Mitchell.
The girl was last seen just before 10:30 am on Sunday at Whirl Creek and it is believed she fell into the river.
Members of the Stratford, St. Marys, and Huron Area Search and Rescue Swift Water Rescue teams, along with the OPP West Region Emergency Response Team, Canine Unit, Underwater Search and Rescue, and Aviation have been searching for the girl since yesterday.
They are asking the public to stay away. Several people have stepped up an offered to help. The deteriorating conditions along the water edges makes the search efforts dangerous. When first responders have to spend time telling people to stay away, that is time that could be spent searching for the child.

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