Whitecourt RCMP investigate deadly house fire

Whitecourt RCMP are currently investigating a house fire, after responding to the call and learning a child was unaccounted for.

On November 9, Mounties recieved a call to assist with a residential fire in the Wellwood Drive area in Whitecourt at 4;15 p.m.

Once at the scene, Mounties learned two people had been evacuated from the home, however, one ten-year-old boy could not be located.

Once the fire was extinguished by the Whitecourt Fire Department, an investigation got underway, uncovering a deceased person located inside.