Manitoba RCMP: Johnson Redhead found dead

A six-year-old boy from northeastern Manitoba who had been missing since last Wednesday has been found dead.

According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Shamattawa, Johnson Redhead was found dead in a swamp area around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday.

According to the RCMP, Redhead's body was found about 3.5 kilometres from his school in the remote First Nation area.

According to police, he was at school on Wednesday morning but did not attend class after a breakfast program.

In addition to the RCMP, search and rescue teams from Winnipeg traveled to Shamattawa to search for Redhead.

The Canadian Rangers were also involved in the search.