Police say a woman and her three-year-old son have been found safe after disappearing while rafting in southern Alberta on the weekend.
Lethbridge police say the 38-year-old woman and her son were reported missing by a family member on Monday who had been communicating with her by text but had lost contact.
The woman sent a text indicating she and her son had gone floating down the Old Man River with her boyfriend searching for ammolite and were running out of food and water.
She asked the family member to pick them up south of Lethbridge, Alta., but wasn’t sure what river they had been on or where exactly they were.
The family member said the woman sent a text saying her phone was about to die.
Later Tuesday afternoon, Lethbridge police reported that the woman and her son had been located and are safe. The woman’s boyfriend was also safely located.
“The mother and son were found south of Lethbridge by HALO Air Ambulance who volunteered their services to help aid in the search coordinated by RCMP,” police said in a statement.
“Police thank everyone who has been involved in this collaborative investigation for their assistance.”
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/missing-mother-son-southern-alberta-1.6951127
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A mother, her son and a third person are considered missing after they lost contact with family members during a rafting trip on southern Alberta’s Old Man River.
The Lethbridge Police Service says Sheena Empiringham, her son Atreyu and another individual set out on a raft to look for ammonite.
Officials did not share any information about the third person, including anything about their relationship with Sheena and Atreyu.
Family members last spoke to the group on Sunday, when they said they were running out of food and water, police said.
The next day, they received a text message from Sheena, who told them the battery in her phone was about to die, but she would charge it and call them back.
“Family has not heard from them since,” police said in a release. “LPS are concerned for the safety of the three.”
Family members told police the group was dropped off by a friend at the Old Man River, but weren’t able to provide a name or number for that person.
Lethbridge police are now reaching out to the public to locate that individual, who may have more information about where they launched their raft, when they were last seen or where they could be.
Anyone who has seen Sheena or Atreyu or has information about their trip is asked to contact the LPS non-emergency line at 403-328-4444.
