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RCMP Intensify Day 7 Search for Missing Alberta Boy Near Crowsnest Pass

Officials reiterate no sign of foul play, with full‑scale efforts continuing.

Search crews from Saskatchewan have now joined 120 of their colleagues from Alberta and B.C. in the quest to find a 6-year-old boy who went missing last Sunday, while on a camping trip with his family in southwestern Alberta.
Aerials photos of the area being searched for a missing 6-year-old Alberta boy shows it is densely forested with steep mountains and numerous lakes, rivers and other waterways.
Search and rescue personnel organize in the Crowsnest Pass. The search for missing five year-old Darius Macdougall has been ongoing since Sunday. The search has involved RCMP officers, dogs and drones, search and rescue teams from Alberta and British Columbia as well as helicopters.
More than 200 personnel are now involved in the search for six-year-old Alberta boy Darius Macdougall, including searchers from Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The boy went missing in the Crowsnest Pass last Sunday.

Overview

  • About 120 personnel remain on scene as reinforcements arrive from Saskatchewan, including approximately 60 RCMP Tactical Support Group officers and newly deployed horse teams.
  • RCMP say 60 officers conducted a shoulder‑to‑shoulder sweep in the core area, highway patrol is assisting near Highway 3, and recreational drones are prohibited to protect aerial operations.
  • The search footprint now averages a five‑kilometre radius with some pushes to 10 kilometres, and roughly seven square kilometres have been thoroughly re‑searched in rugged terrain.
  • Teams are using neurodivergence‑informed tactics for Darius’s autism by avoiding loud noises and bright lights, playing a favourite song, and employing drones, dogs, helicopters with infrared and night vision, plus software to flag anomalies in aerial footage.
  • A community support centre has opened at the Blairmore curling rink as coordinated agencies provide food, shelter and liaison services to the family, and officials urge the public not to enter the search area; no confirmed signs of the boy have been found.