Eight-year-old girl who went missing in northern Nova Scotia found safe, police say

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HALIFAX - RCMP say the eight-year-old girl who went missing in northern Nova Scotia has been found safe. 

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HALIFAX – RCMP say the eight-year-old girl who went missing in northern Nova Scotia has been found safe. 

Earlier in the day police said the girl had wandered from her yard around 9 a.m.

The home is located on Mount Pleasant Road in Cumberland County.

Eight-year-old Penelope Dormiedy is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Cumberland County District RCMP (Mandatory Credit)
Eight-year-old Penelope Dormiedy is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Cumberland County District RCMP (Mandatory Credit)

The rural area is near where Mount Pleasant Road intersects with Highway 301, about eight kilometres northwest of Oxford, N.S.

Shortly after 2 p.m. police issued a news release saying the girl had been located and was safe. 

RCMP thanked Nova Scotians for their help in finding missing persons through social media shares and by offering tips. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 5, 2026.

An RCMP logo is seen at a news conference in St. John's, N.L., on June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
An RCMP logo is seen at a news conference in St. John's, N.L., on June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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