Nova Scotia RCMP say the search for two missing children in Pictou County is expected to carry on into the night on Monday.
Lily Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, were last seen Friday morning at their home on Gairloch Road in Lansdowne Station, about 20 kilometres southwest of New Glasgow.
“It has been a few days, but that has not dampened the hopes of the [search] teams and the police who are here trying to get these kids home,” RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Carlie McCann told reporters on Monday afternoon.
Police and rescue agencies have been combing the wooded area for the children, who they believe wandered off from their home. They’ve asked the public to stay away as trained searchers conduct their work.
McCann said drones and specially trained ground search and rescue crews would be involved in the search effort at night. She said police dog services could also be used.
“There’s a variety of things that can happen even when it’s going to be more difficult in those nighttime conditions … the searches have continued 24/7 since this has been reported,” she said.
Amy Hansen, the search manager for the day shifts with Colchester Ground Search and Rescue, told reporters on Monday that 100 to 140 ground searchers have been used during the day and from 60 to 75 at night.
Robert Parker, the warden of the Municipality of Pictou County, told CBC News it was a stressful weekend for people in his community and beyond.
“They often say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, all of Pictou County is a village right now and everybody is hoping and praying these little ones are going to be found,” Parker told CBC News.
He said it’s important that people don’t get carried away speculating on social media about what might have happened.
“Seen somebody said to leave the families be, they’re having a tough time, I’m sure. Just put yourself in the case of your children missing or your grandchildren missing and the terrific amount of stress that’s there,” Parker said.
“And so I think the family should be left alone with their people there to comfort them. The best we can do is try to support the searchers.”
FULL STORY: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pictou-county-missing-children-lily-jack-sullivan-1.7526454
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