Overview

• The Ontario Provincial Police and Ministry of Natural Resources are jointly conducting forensic and DNA tests to determine which species was involved in the June 23 incident.
• Authorities have urged parents in Quadeville to keep children indoors or under close supervision pending further developments in the investigation.
• The eight-year-old girl, airlifted by Ornge to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, remains in stable condition in the ICU.
• Local residents launched door-to-door searches and a GoFundMe campaign that has raised over $12,500 to support the girl’s recovery.
• Summer tourism in the village, which doubles its population, is unsettled by uncertainty over potential wildlife risks.