LEVIS, Que. — A funeral will be held in the Quebec City area today for two young sisters who were found dead following an Amber Alert.
The bodies of Norah and Romy Carpentier, aged 11 and 6, were found in the woods on July 11 in St-Apollinaire, southwest of the provincial capital.
Their father, who was suspected of abducting them, remains missing.
Quebec provincial police suspended their ground search for 44-year-old Martin Carpentier over the weekend after 10 days of searching but say they remain determined to find him.
Police believe Carpentier and his daughters were involved in a car crash on July 8, but nobody was inside the vehicle when responders reached the scene.
The funeral in Levis, Que., will be limited to family due to COVID-19 concerns, but screens will be set up outside for others who want to watch.
The family posted a message on the funeral home’s website to thank all the police, emergency responders and volunteers who did everything they could to bring the girls home.
To Norah and Romy, they wrote: “We will always regret not having had more than the 11 and six springtimes you were present in our lives, but the memories and love you gave us will remain etched in us forever.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 20, 2020.
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