Overview

• RCMP said boats are now scanning waters north and northwest of the last-known coordinates logged on Aug. 14 about 4.5 kilometres from York Factory.
• Investigators are operating on the possibility he was swept into the fast-moving Hayes River after a week with no contact.
• Sgt. Paul Manaigre said the operation increasingly resembles search-and-recovery, though officers continue to deploy to the area.
• Helicopter, drone and ground sweeps have found no confirmed trace, with earlier volunteer helicopter charters costing about $70,000 and fundraising underway.
• RCMP noted reports that one dog may have been found and that Skjottelvik had described a suspected wolf attack on the other, which remain unconfirmed.