Police arrest two people in Hagar and recover a missing child

Police surrounded the Rainbow Motel in Hagar (Alex Lamothe)

Quebec provincial police say two people have been arrested in Hagar and a missing child has been found safely.

Police issued a statement expressing concern for the missing child and the couple were traced to the Rainbow Motel after their vehicle was identified.

Motel co-owner Timothy Davis told CTV News that the couple arrived on Thursday afternoon and checked into the motel.

Davis said OPP arrived around 6pm and moved everyone staying at the motel to rooms in the far end.

He confirmed that a man, a woman and a child were inside the room police surrounded.

Davis noted that there were twenty police officers on scene, with weapons drawn and multiple canine units.

At 10:50pm, CTV cameras captured OPP carrying a child into a police vehicle.

A small portion of highway 17 in Hagar was shut down during the operation but is now completely open.