Missed siblings Lily (6) and Jack (4) in Canada for 4 days
Missed siblings Lily (6) and Jack (4) in Canada for 4 days
The desperate search for two missing children in a rural region of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia dragged on to the fourth day. Dozens of rescue workers comb through the dense forests in search of the siblings.
The missing and their last lakes
The six -year -old Lily Sullivan and her four -year -old brother Jack were last seen on Friday morning at home in the Pictou County, about 113 kilometers from the provincial capital Halifax, report the royal canadian mounted polic . The police assume that the two ran away from their home.
extensive search activities
In the days since they disappeared, over a hundred search forces as well as helicopters, drones and search dogs have searched the heavily forested area around their home for clues to the siblings.
"There have been a few days now, but that has the hopes of the (search) teams and the police who are here to bring the children home," said corporal Carlie McCann, a spokeswoman for Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), on Monday to reporters, as CNN reported.
weather conditions and progress
The search continued on Monday, despite the difficult, rainy conditions. The police said that search forces found a footprint on Saturday and could expand their search measures in this area, reported CBC.
The emotional appeals of the family
The mother of the children, Malehya Brooks-Murray, told the CNN partner CTV " News that she woke up on Friday morning and heard the children playing in the next room before fell asleep again. When she woke up later and noticed that she had disappeared, she immediately called the emergency call 911.
Brooks-Murray added that Jack and Lily don't normally go outside alone. "We always ensure that we are outside with them and have a look at them. They just went through the sliding door and we couldn't hear the opening. They were outside and played without noticing it at that moment," Brooks-Murray told CTV.
the community and its support
The children are members of the Sipekne’katik First Nation, as the boss Michelle Glasgow confirmed. "Please help us to bring Lily and Jack safely home", Glasgow appealed in a Post in social media .
Daniel Martell, the children's stepfather, added to CBC that Lily and Jack are "great children". "Jack just loves everything that has to do with insects and dinosaurs," said Martell. "Lily loves girls, but she also likes to do everything with Jack," he added. "They are like best friends, not just brother and sister."
call to vigilance
Martell has campaigned for the police to keep an eye on the borders and airports to look for the children. The RCMP is currently not treating the case as possible kidnapping, as CBC reported.
The RCMP explained that the search and rescue teams had "carefully searched" the surroundings around the home of Jack and Lily and the public is asked to avoid the search area, as in a Contribution in social media was mentioned on Monday.
"The seekers keep an eye on which special sections of the site have already been covered and apply their special skills to ensure the security of the searchers on site," said the RCMP.
joint efforts and support
The Prime Minister of Nova Scotia, Tim Houston, said that people in the whole state pray "for a positive result" for Jack and Lily, in a post in social media on Saturday .