Young girl recovering after alleged attack on northern Ontario First Nation
A 5-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after being allegedly attacked on the Kasabonika Lake First Nation, over 400 km north-east of Sioux Lookout, ON.
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Police investigating after girl, 5, from Kasabonika Lake First Nation found severely injured
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Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
Police say a 5-year-old girl is recovering in hospital in London, Ont., after an alleged assault on the Kasabonika Lake First Nation on September 16.
"We are currently investigating an incident in Kasabonika where a young child was found to have suffered injuries from an assault involving other youth," says Sgt. Jackie George, speaking from the Nishnawbi-Aski Police Service's Thunder Bay detachment.
The Kasabonika Lake First Nation is located 448 km north of Sioux Lookout and is only accessible by air or winter road. (Google)"That investigation is ongoing, so no other details can be released at this time."
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service police operates in 35 Ontario First Nations, including Kasabonika Lake, which is located 448 kilometres northeast of Sioux Lookout.
Around 900 people live in the community, which is only accessible by air or winter road.
The extent of the little girl's injuries isn't known but friends of her family say she's already undergone three surgeries related to the attack. CBC cannot identify her because she is a minor.
People have been raising money to help the girl's family, with donations being collected in several communities, including the Wunnumin Lake First Nation, Muskrat Dam First Nation and at the Shibogama First Nations Council office in Sioux Lookout, Ontario.
