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CBC
2 hours ago
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With few leads, search for missing N.S. kids focuses on area where boot print found
Social Sharing Searchers looking for two missing kids in Pictou County on Saturday scoured the area where a boot print was found in a previous search. But searchers concede they have little to go on and have no way of knowing if the boot print is even related to Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4. They were reported missing May 2. "We don't know for sure it was from the children, but it's the only real thing we've had to go on thus far," said Amy Hansen of Colchester Ground Search and Rescue, who is managing the search this weekend. Approximately 75 volunteers resumed the search on Saturday. Lilly and Jack Sullivan went missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, N.S., just over four weeks ago. The rural area is about 140 kilometres northeast of Halifax. Hansen said there has been no new evidence since the search was suspended two weeks ago on May 17, but crews have returned this weekend to cover particular areas of interest. She said the search is focused on Landsdowne Lake and a nearby pipeline trail, where the boot print was located. Hansen said the woods are full of brush and debris that have made it difficult for the searchers. Thus far, crews have done a grid search of about six square kilometres. Hansen expects them to search an additional one or two square kilometres this weekend. Three drones are helping with the search, but poor weather conditions mean that helicopters haven't been able to assist. In addition to the Colchester team, ground search and rescue teams from Pictou, Strait, East Hants, Springhill, Pugwash and Halifax are also helping out today. "We're actually starting to see people that just physically and emotionally can't return to the search at this point," said Hansen. "It's very taxing on the members." On Friday, Daniel Martell, the children's stepfather, told CBC News the last month has been painful for his family. "Every day when I wake up, it feels like I'm reliving a nightmare," he said. "The main feelings of sadness just turn to anger because there's no evidence after one month." The search for the children will continue until Sunday evening, barring any developments, said Hansen.
CBC
2 hours ago
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- CBC
With few leads, search for missing Pictou County kids focuses on area where boot print found
Social Sharing Searchers looking for two missing kids in Pictou County on Saturday scoured the area where a boot print was found in a previous search. But searchers concede they have little to go on and have no way of knowing if the boot print is even related to Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4. They were reported missing May 2. "We don't know for sure it was from the children, but it's the only real thing we've had to go on thus far," said Amy Hansen of Colchester Ground Search and Rescue, who is managing the search this weekend. Approximately 75 volunteers resumed the search on Saturday. Lilly and Jack Sullivan went missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, N.S., just over four weeks ago. The rural area is about 140 kilometres northeast of Halifax. Hansen said there has been no new evidence since the search was suspended two weeks ago on May 17, but crews have returned this weekend to cover particular areas of interest. She said the search is focused on Landsdowne Lake and a nearby pipeline trail, where the boot print was located. Hansen said the woods are full of brush and debris that have made it difficult for the searchers. Thus far, crews have done a grid search of about six square kilometres. Hansen expects them to search an additional one or two square kilometres this weekend. Three drones are helping with the search, but poor weather conditions mean that helicopters haven't been able to assist. In addition to the Colchester team, ground search and rescue teams from Pictou, Strait, East Hants, Springhill, Pugwash and Halifax are also helping out today. "We're actually starting to see people that just physically and emotionally can't return to the search at this point," said Hansen. "It's very taxing on the members." On Friday, Daniel Martell, the children's stepfather, told CBC News the last month has been painful for his family. "Every day when I wake up, it feels like I'm reliving a nightmare," he said. "The main feelings of sadness just turn to anger because there's no evidence after one month." The search for the children will continue until Sunday evening, barring any developments, said Hansen.
CTV News
a day ago
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- CTV News
Search for missing N.S. children to resume in Pictou County this weekend
Jack and Lilly Sullivan, who were reported missing from their home in Nova Scotia's Pictou County on May 2, 2025, are pictured. The ground search for two missing children in rural Nova Scotia will resume this weekend, roughly four weeks after their disappearance. It's believed Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, wandered away from their home on Gairloch Road in Lansdowne Station, N.S., the morning of May 2. 'In an effort to advance the ongoing investigation and locate Lilly and Jack, searchers from ground search and rescue teams and the RCMP will focus on specific areas around Gairloch Rd. and the nearby pipeline trail, where a boot print was previously located,' said the RCMP in a news release Friday. 'We continue to ask that the public avoid the search area to allow trained searchers to do their work.' Police say any future searches for the missing children will be determined 'based on the course of the investigation.' This comes after police confirmed earlier this week that Lilly and Jack were spotted in public with family members the afternoon of May 1 – the day before they were reported missing. The RCMP say investigators have collected hours of video from the area and they're asking the public for additional footage, specifically video along Gairloch Rd. between 12 p.m. on April 28 and 12 p.m. The RCMP launched an extensive air and ground search for the siblings, which covered 5.5 square kilometres of heavily wooded and rural terrain, shortly after they were reported missing. The search, which involved hundreds of people, dogs, drones, divers and helicopters, was scaled back five days later. Four additional searches took place on May 8, 9, 17 and 18. Police have also been following up on tips from the public, saying they have received more than 355 so far, and say they have interviewed more than 50 people. Few other details about the investigation have been released. Anyone with information on the children's whereabouts, or who has video footage to share with police, is asked to call the Northeast Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit at 902-896-5060 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBC
a day ago
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- CBC
4 weeks after disappearance of N.S. children, stepfather remains hopeful
Four weeks after two children vanished without a trace in rural Nova Scotia, the children's stepfather is still holding on to hope. Lilly Sullivan, 6, and her brother Jack Sullivan, 4, have been missing since May 2, when police received a 911 call from their mother and stepfather reporting they had wandered away from their home in Lansdowne Station, a sparsely populated area about 140 kilometres northeast of Halifax. The disappearance sparked an extensive six-day search through 5.5 square kilometres of mostly dense woods and included upward of 160 search and rescue officials, dogs, helicopters and drones. The effort was scaled back on May 7, but subsequent searches have taken place, including ground searches around the children's home on Gairloch Road and underwater searches of bodies of water in the region. The RCMP's major crime unit has been involved since the day after the children were reported missing. Daniel Martell, the children's stepfather, said the disappearance has taken a toll on him and his family. "Every day when I wake up, it feels like I'm reliving a nightmare," said Martell in an interview Friday in Lansdowne Station, nearly one month after the children went missing. "The main feelings of sadness just turn to anger because there's no evidence after one month." Still, Martell said he has not lost hope. "That's all we have at this point," he said. "That's the only goal I have ... is to bring Jack and Lilly home." Martell had asked RCMP for a polygraph test earlier in the investigation. He told CBC News he passed that test, so "you really can't point fingers at me anymore." RCMP previously declined to say whether a polygraph would be administered. Martell also addressed rumours there was a party at the home before the children went missing. "There was no drug party the day before the disappearance," he said. "That's absolute nonsense." Robert Parker, warden for the Municipality of the County of Pictou, said there is a feeling of disappointment and sadness in the community. "We haven't even found one iota it appears of what happened to little Lilly and little Jack," said Parker in an interview Friday. "It's hard to believe that many people look for that long, including search parties from all over this province, and the RCMP have been involved since Day 1, lots of other looking and trying ... but not one iota that I've heard of anyway as to a hint as to where the two little ones went." Parker said residents are feeling anxious and frustrated by the many questions left unanswered four weeks later. "I know older people in their 90s, they've told me they can't sleep at night," he said. "Those little ones, and all the little ones, belong to all of us. We all feel like they're part of our family. They're part of the Pictou County family. They're part of the Nova Scotia family. We need to find answers." Members of the community have been showing their support for Lilly and Jack by placing flowers and stuffed animals on a post outside of the RCMP detachment in Stellarton. Earlier this week, RCMP confirmed the siblings were seen in public with family members on the afternoon of May 1 — one day before the disappearance — based on the details police have gathered. Martell said police have retrieved surveillance camera footage in New Glasgow that shows himself; the children's mother, Malehya Brooks-Murray; the couple's one-year-old baby, Meadow; and Lilly and Jack. He said he couldn't say where the footage came from because it might be important to the investigation. WATCH | RCMP investigators are combing through camera footage: 3 weeks after N.S. kids vanished, RCMP scour footage for clues 7 days ago Duration 1:58 Police were also asking anyone who has dashcam footage or video along Gairloch Road between 12 p.m. AT on April 28 and 12 p.m. AT on May 2 to contact them. Last week, a resident who lives near where the children went missing said police had collected hours of footage from the seven trail cameras scattered around her 16-hectare property. RCMP said they have received more than 355 tips and have formally interviewed more than 50 people, with more interviews planned. The Mounties have said all missing persons cases "are treated as suspicious until our investigation leads us to determine otherwise." Family of the children's mother have said they were advised by police not to speak to media.
CBC
a day ago
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- CBC
1 month after disappearance of N.S. children, stepfather remains hopeful
One month after two children vanished without a trace in rural Nova Scotia, the children's stepfather is still holding on to hope. Lilly Sullivan, 6, and her brother Jack Sullivan, 4, have been missing since May 2, when police received a 911 call from their mother and stepfather reporting they had wandered away from their home in Lansdowne Station, a sparsely populated area about 140 kilometres northeast of Halifax. The disappearance sparked an extensive six-day search through 5.5 square kilometres of mostly dense woods and included upward of 160 search and rescue officials, dogs, helicopters and drones. The effort was scaled back on May 7, but subsequent searches have taken place, including ground searches around the children's home on Gairloch Road and underwater searches of bodies of water in the region. The RCMP's major crime unit has been involved since the day after the children were reported missing. Daniel Martell, the children's stepfather, said the disappearance has taken a toll on him and his family. "Every day when I wake up, it feels like I'm reliving a nightmare," said Martell in an interview Friday in Lansdowne Station, exactly one month after the children went missing. "The main feelings of sadness just turn to anger because there's no evidence after one month." Still, Martell said he has not lost hope. "That's all we have at this point," he said. "That's the only goal I have ... is to bring Jack and Lilly home." Martell had asked RCMP for a polygraph test earlier in the investigation. He told CBC News he passed that test, so "you really can't point fingers at me anymore." RCMP previously declined to say whether a polygraph would be administered. Martell also addressed rumours there was a party at the home before the children went missing. "There was no drug party the day before the disappearance," he said. "That's absolute nonsense." Robert Parker, warden for the Municipality of the County of Pictou, said there is a feeling of disappointment and sadness in the community. "We haven't even found one iota it appears of what happened to little Lilly and little Jack," said Parker in an interview Friday. "It's hard to believe that many people look for that long, including search parties from all over this province, and the RCMP have been involved since Day 1, lots of other looking and trying ... but not one iota that I've heard of anyway as to a hint as to where the two little ones went." Parker said residents are feeling anxious and frustrated by the many questions left unanswered four weeks later. "I know older people in their 90s, they've told me they can't sleep at night," he said. "Those little ones, and all the little ones, belong to all of us. We all feel like they're part of our family. They're part of the Pictou County family. They're part of the Nova Scotia family. We need to find answers." Members of the community have been showing their support for Lilly and Jack by placing flowers and stuffed animals on a post outside of the RCMP detachment in Stellarton. Earlier this week, RCMP confirmed the siblings were seen in public with family members on the afternoon of May 1 — one day before the disappearance — based on the details police have gathered. Martell said camera footage from somewhere in New Glasgow shows himself; the children's mother, Malehya Brooks-Murray; their one-year-old baby, Meadow; and Lilly and Jack, but he would not disclose the location. WATCH | RCMP investigators are combing through camera footage: 3 weeks after N.S. kids vanished, RCMP scour footage for clues 7 days ago Duration 1:58 Police were also asking anyone who has dashcam footage or video along Gairloch Road between 12 p.m. AT on April 28 and 12 p.m. AT on May 2 to contact them. Last week, a resident who lives near where the children went missing said police had collected hours of footage from the seven trail cameras scattered around her 16-hectare property. RCMP said they have received more than 355 tips and have formally interviewed more than 50 people, with more interviews planned. The Mounties have said all missing persons cases "are treated as suspicious until our investigation leads us to determine otherwise." Family of the children's mother have said they were advised by police not to speak to media.
