Quebec police looking for missing 3-year-old last seen in Montreal, reported missing in Côteau-du-Lac
Quebec provincial police are searching for a missing 3 year-old girl who was last seen near Newman Avenue in Montreal's Lasalle borough on Sunday around 11:00 a.m.
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) say Claire Belle was reported missing around 3:30 p.m. in Côteau-du-Lac, just under an hour's drive west from the borough.
In a post to X, the SQ says a person who claimed to be responsible for Belle went into a business on Chemin St-Emmanuel saying she "had lost the child and does not know where she is."
Officers have set up command posts in both Lasalle and Côteau-du-Lac. They're also searching for Belle in Ontario.
SQ spokesperson Jean-Raphaël Drolet says her disappearance does not meet the requirement for an Amber Alert to be issued, but that they are treating the case seriously.
Belle is three feet tall, weighs 35 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair.
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