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Hop like a bunny
By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner A family and community has had its chance to say goodbye to Chase Martens. A funeral service for the two-year-old, who had gone missing the previous week, was held on Wednesday, Mar. 30 at the Sommerfeld Mennonite Church in MacGregor, Man. about 12 kilometres east of Austin. The youngster’s body was found on Saturday, Mar. 26, after a massive search effort began on Tuesday, Mar. 22. In the days following the disappearance, the search grew from a 1.5 kilometre radius around the Martens’ home to five kilometres. It also quickly grew from a handful of search and rescue volunteers to hundreds of people tirelessly working with authorities to assist with the effort. It was estimated that about 30,000 volunteer hours were donated during the week. On Saturday, Chase was found in a creek about half a kilometre from his family’s home. An autopsy later confirmed that he had died from drowning. In a media conference after the body was found, RCMP Sgt. Bert Paquet said that there were no obvious signs of foul play in the death of the youth and it appeared Chase had just
Chase Martens.
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walked away from his home. “This appears to be exactly what we all thought it was, a tragedy,” Paquet said. During the media update, Paquet also noted that investigators had updated the Martens family regarding Chase’s discovery. “[The Martens] had mixed feelings, obviously — an answer, yes, but probably the answer they did not want to get,” said Paquet “We always hope, but we knew the challenges after the first few nights and we knew, obviously, the possible outcome of this operation. Again, an answer provided to the family thanks to the effort of thousands of people, but definitely not an answer anybody wanted to see.” See more on page 2
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Children at the Neepawa nursery school participated in the annual Hop for Muscular Dystrophy on Thursday, March 24. The kids donned their bunny ears and hopped liked bunnies, fitting for the Easter season. The nursery school does the Hop annually to raise money and awareness for muscular dystrophy, a condition that causes weakness and loss of muscle mass. The Hop for Muscular Dystrophy involves kids collecting pledges for Muscular Dystrophy Canada and teaching them about physical disabilities.
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