Missing girls found in
Georgian Bay
20 September, 2007
The
search for two young women missing on a raft in Georgian Bay is over.
Huronia West OPP report 19 year old Karla
Smith of Collingwood and 18 year old Jamie Love Wilkinson of Wasaga Beach
were found shortyl after 6 PM last night.
They were found by RCC Trenton Griffin
helicopter on Western Island in Georgian Bay -- almost 60 kilometres from
beach area one.
Police say both girls were transported by
helicopter to Collingwood General Marine Hospital in good condition.
The two girls went missing Monday
afternoon and were missing for 50 hours.
OPP Marine units from Wasaga, Collingwood
and Midland, vessesl from the Coast Guard and from Search and Rescue in
Trenton, along with the OPP helicopter and Ontario Park staffs from Wasaga
Beach were involved with the search.
A group on the social networking website
Facebook was dedicated to the search for the two young women within hours
of their disappearance.
By this morning, there were 400 members
of the group, offering updates to one another on the search and offering
best wishes for the safe return of the girls. |