HALIFAX -- The search for a missing three-year-old boy has now shifted to a recovery operation.
Truro Police Chief Dave MacNeil told reporters Thursday afternoon that Dylan had been playing with his grandmother outside of her home on Elizabeth Street when he disappeared Wednesday afternoon.“His grandmother became briefly distracted and turned around for a moment, and when she turned back, Dylan was no longer in the yard,” said MacNeil.“He thinks it’s a game. Once he’s out and about, he loves to run. He was outside with his grandmother. Then he was gone,” said Norman Brown.
A K9 unit responded to the scene and tracked the boy’s scent as police searched garages, sheds and compost bins. Search crews found the second boot further down the brook, close to where it meets the Salmon River, before 9 p.m.“Telling them that we found his rubber boots wasn’t easy, but they’re a strong family, and they’re coming to grips with any outcome that’s possible,” said MacNeil.Extensive search stretches into second dayHalifax Ground Search and Rescue relieved the local team early Thursday morning and the provincial dive team was also called to the scene.
He said it’s possible the boy could have been carried into the Cobequid Bay. Crews walked along the river up to the bay and a helicopter was back on scene, circling the area overhead.“We have to keep optimistic. That’s what’s keeping us going, but yeah, I mean the temperatures are cold, the water’s really, really cold.”
sooo sad i'm soo sorry to hear this....my heart breaks for you and your family and all of Nova Scotia....my prayers go out to you..
My heart goes out to the parents. This is so heart breaking. I pray a miracle happens and they find him safe and sound.
My hearts broken.
11 years ago yesterday, Joshua Childers, a 3 yo toddler wearing only a t-shirt and a pull up diaper, was found unhurt after being lost for 52 hours in the cold wet woods of Missouri. Survivability is still high for Dylan. Keep looking.
Oh c’mon! Nova Scotia has been through enough! Pray they find him ok!
How sad
Heartbreaking
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Heartbreaking news 💔
This is just devastating. Please find this boy alive 🙏
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