A Saskatchewan First Nation is calling for emergency response improvements after a couple was allegedly left stranded on a remote island for two days before being rescued.

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation said the RCMP was alerted about the missing couple but did not take action, “leaving search efforts to community members.”

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According to the Cree nation, the couple from Southend – both in their late 50s – became stranded on Milton Island in Reindeer Lake earlier this month, relying on their own survival skills to stay alive while community members worked to organ

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