Overview

• Six-year-old Lily Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack were reported missing from their rural Nova Scotia home on May 2, 2025.
• After six days of intensive ground, aerial, and canine searches covering four square kilometers of dense forest, RCMP announced a scale-back in operations, citing low survival chances.
• The RCMP Major Crime and Behavioural Sciences Group has been involved since May 3, treating the case as suspicious until proven otherwise.
• The children’s stepfather, Daniel Martell, has fully cooperated with investigators, requested a polygraph test, and provided extensive personal information to aid the investigation.
• Community leaders and volunteers have urged the public to avoid speculation online, emphasizing cultural respect as the children are members of the Sipekne’katik First Nation.