Overview

• About 120 personnel from Alberta and British Columbia kept up the ground search Thursday with support from RCMP air services, drones and police dogs.
• The active search area covers roughly four kilometres from the last known point, with trail sweeps extending to eight kilometres and operations running overnight.
• Tactics account for the child’s autism, including avoiding loud noises and bright lights and playing a favourite song to try to draw him out.
• RCMP say they have no indication of foul play, a suspected blood sample tested by Forensic Identification Services was not blood, and no items linked to the boy have been found.
• Officials urge the public to submit tips rather than enter the area as local partners provide meals and lodging for responders and victim liaison officers support the family.