UPDATE (4:54 p.m., Friday, May 11) – Prince Albert police say after a review of the evidence collected so far, the search efforts for four-year-old Sweetgrass Kennedy are now focused on North Saskatchewan River. Because of the dangers associated with the river bank, volunteer search efforts have ended and emergency personnel are asking the public and volunteers to avoid the area. Police say the search from this point on will be conducted by qualified search and rescue personnel. Police also say the investigation indicates there is no cause for concern for public safety.
UPDATE (1:07 p.m., Friday, May 11) – Search efforts continue to find Sweetgrass Kennedy in Prince Albert. Police and fire personnel along with canine units were deployed last evening with lots of ground covered, but the search continues. Hundreds of volunteers also responded in unstructured search groups. The City of Prince Albert has enacted a Command Centre to bring agencies together and coordinate and effectively deploy search resources. Tips should be reported immediately to (306) 953-4254 including any suspicious activity or if anyone has seen a child matching the description. The Prince Albert Police Service is requesting volunteers to conduct a coordinated search. Volunteers will be led by trained search personnel which have been called in. Volunteers are asked to report to the East End Community Club at 2nd Street and 10th Avenue East. Volunteers should be prepared to register and produce photo identification. The search will start from the last location Sweetgrass was seen on the 900 block of 2nd Street East. Each area searched will be formally documented to ensure no area is missed.
Prince Albert police continue the search for a missing four-year-old boy.
Police say Sweetgrass Kennedy was last seen yesterday in the 900 block of 2nd Street East.
He was wearing a light blue Star Wars hoodie and orange Halloween pajama pants.
Officials say extra resources and multiple agencies have been involved in efforts to find the child since last night and continue today.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of four-year-old Sweetgrass Kennedy is asked to contact Prince Albert police.
(PHOTO: Sweetgrass Kennedy. Photo courtesy of Prince Albert police.)
The Prince Albert Police Service is asking the public and business owners to review any home and business video surveillance between the times of 3:00 p.m. yesterday to now. Police are looking for video which captures children or a child matching the description of Sweetgrass.
People are also being asked to check their properties in the area.
The community is organizing a search right now based at the east end community centre (2nd Street East and 10th Avenue East in Prince Albert).
And organizers say they could really use more volunteers.
(PHOTO: Sweetgrass Kennedy. Photo courtesy of Prince Albert police.)