By Canadian Press

Quebec police continue to search for missing girls, 6 and 11, and their father

Jul 11, 2020 | 9:15 AM

SAINT-APOLLINAIRE, Que. — Police are still searching for two Quebec girls and their father in a suburb of Quebec City, after an Amber Alert was issued Thursday.

The search for Romy Carpentier, 6, Norah Carpentier, 11, and their father, Martin Carpentier, picked up again around 7 a.m. local time in St-Apollinaire, Que.

Quebec provincial police say they have reason to believe the three are still alive.

The girls and their father are believed to have been involved in a car crash Wednesday night on Highway 20 in the town south of Quebec City.

The police search is centred on a rural area of St-Apollinaire, and ATVs, police dogs and a helicopter have been used.

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Police say they searched over 150 kilometres of wooded areas and roads on Friday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 11, 2020.

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