New search for girl missing since 1985

OPP and Toronto Police are searching an area near Horseshoe Valley Road in Springwater township, not far from Barrie.

The search is in connection to a Toronto girl who vanished 29 years ago. Police say the renewed search for Nicole Morin follows a tip.

Nicole was eight years old when she disappeared in July 1985, after leaving her Etobicoke apartment to go swimming with a friend. About 40 Toronto and provincial police officers, along with dogs, are searching ditches in Springwater township.

They describe the search as very preliminary.

In July, police released a re-enactment video, in hopes of jogging memories for clues to Nicole’s disappearance.