7-Year-Old Boy Found Dead After Going Missing in Hamilton Conservation Area on Canada Day
Police have set up a command post and released his description as officers search the area and ask anyone with information to call 905-546-3886.
- On Thursday, the Hamilton Police Service confirmed the death of 7-year-old Nathanael Selambi, who went missing from the Binbrook Conservation Area on Canada Day.
- Nathanael disappeared Wednesday afternoon around 3 p.m. while playing on the beach near the floating inflatable playground at 5050 Harrison Road.
- Described as four feet tall with a skinny build, he wore a white tank top with Thomas the Tank Engine pictures and green shorts with swim goggles.
- Mayor Andrea Horwath said she was "heartbroken" to learn of the boy's death and extended condolences to his family, loved ones and classmates.
- The conservation area remains closed today as investigators confirmed they do not suspect foul play; a separate incident during the search involved a capsized kayaker who died in hospital.
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Boy, 7, found dead after last seen in Hamilton conservation area
HAMILTON — A boy has been found dead after he went missing from a Hamilton conservation area. Hamilton police say seven-year-old Nathanael Selambi was last seen in the Binbrook Conservation Area on Wednesday.
Boy, 7, found dead at Binbrook Conservation Area after going missing on Canada Day, police say
Hamilton police say a seven-year-old boy was found dead after a day-long search at the Binbrook Conservation Area. Before he was found, he had last been seen on the beach near a floating inflatable playground.
Hamilton police search for missing seven-year-old boy
Nathanael Selambi is described as a black male who is four feet tall with a skinny build and short or shaved hair. He was wearing a white tank top with Thomas the Train Engine pictures on the front, green shorts with a small orange logo above the left knee and green swim goggles.
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