Overview

• Halifax Search and Rescue warned on June 5 that scammers set up a fake campaign aiming to raise $100,000 for a drone search for Jack and Lilly Sullivan.
• Director Paul Service says the non-profit never runs individual GoFundMe fundraisers and is concerned such scams could deter support for legitimate searches.
• GoFundMe confirmed it removed the campaign and opened an investigation following reports to CBC.
• RCMP continues to treat the siblings’ May 2 disappearance in Lansdowne Station as suspicious, with recent searches focusing on dense woods near Gairloch Road.
• Investigators have received over 355 tips and conducted more than 50 interviews as police and volunteers press on.