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Girl found after Amber Alert issued 18-month-old taken from Tsawwassen home by her biological father is located by Merritt RCMP later that day BY
SANDOR GYARMATI
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An 18-month-old girl allegedly abducted from a Tsawwassen home Monday was found unharmed after police issued an Amber Alert.
The incident began just after 10 a.m. when the child and her mother were at the home when the child’s biological father showed up. The dad reportedly took the girl following a dispute. The mother immediately called police. At the time, Delta police
described what happened as a “domestic custody incident” and issued the alert for the public to be on the lookout for the little blonde child and her father, who was driving a 2014 Ford Escape with Alberta licence plates. A/Sgt. Sarah Swallow said
Merritt RCMP spotted the SUV in the early afternoon the same day. Police say the father was taken into custody without incident. The child was unharmed and reunited with her mother. Police said pending the outcome of the investigation, the
father could face several charges. “Delta police would like to thank our police partners, particularly the B.C. RCMP, members of the media and the public for their diligence and assistance in getting the details of the Amber Alert out so quickly,” a statement read.
Remaining snakes are released BY
SANDOR GYARMATI
sgyarmati@delta-optimist.com
Beach Grove Elementary students helped release the last of the rescued garter snakes yesterday morning on the Boundary Bay dike. The 10 snakes that required extra medical attention were part of a larger group of 500 that had been unearthed last month as construction crews with SNC-Lavalin were slated to begin repair work on a section of the dike. A group of students noticed the slithery creatures and helped alert the crew by posting signs around the area where the work was taking place. In a rescue operation lasting several days, the snakes were recovered by the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C., Corporation of Delta staff and SNC-Lavalin, and then transported to a temporary home at the rescue association’s Burnaby facility. The biologists involved with the rescue project noted it was the largest discovery of a snake hibernation site (hibernaculum) of its
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Beach Grove Elementary students released the final 10 garter snakes yesterday along the Boundary Bay dike. kind on the B.C. coast. The last few snakes released Tuesday had to stay at the wildlife rescue facility a little longer for
additional care. They wasted no time slithering from the top of the warm, sun-soaked rocks through the many cracks and crevices.
The operation was deemed a success with about 95 per cent surviving their ordeal and successfully returning to their home.
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SANDOR GYARMATI
None of the students yesterday appeared the least bit squeamish or had any fear of the creatures they helped save.
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