RCMP line up interviews, scour waters for missing N.S. children

Aly Thomson · CBC News

· Posted: May 13, 2025 1:07 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Dozens of radical are being interviewed and bodies of h2o person been scoured successful narration to the disappearance of 2 children from a agrarian assemblage successful northeastern Nova Scotia, RCMP say.

Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, have been missing since May 2, erstwhile constabulary received a 911 telephone reporting that the siblings had wandered distant from their location connected Gairloch Road successful Lansdowne Station, astir 25 kilometres southwest of New Glasgow.

Police announced past week that aft six days of scouring the heavy wooded areas surrounding the home, there was nary motion of the children and it was not apt they are alive.

In a quality merchandise Tuesday, the RCMP said they person received much than 180 tips from members of the nationalist that are being followed up.

The Mounties said 35 radical person been identified for ceremonial interviews arsenic portion of the investigation, including assemblage members and those closest to the children.

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Last Thursday and Friday, an underwater betterment squad searched bodies of h2o around Lansdowne Station but did not uncover immoderate evidence.

"We're exploring each avenues successful this missing persons investigation," said Staff Sgt. Curtis MacKinnon in the release.

"We person officers from aggregate disciplines dedicated to uncovering Lilly and Jack, including highly trained RCMP large transgression and forensic investigators."

Daniel Martell, the stepfather of the children, has said helium believes Lilly and Jack slipped retired their sliding backmost doorway portion helium and the children's parent were successful their chamber with their one-year-old daughter.

In the days aft the disappearance, Martell remained astatine the home, receiving regular updates from hunt and rescue officials and speaking to the reporters who descended upon the county of astir 43,000 people.

He has repeatedly said helium believes the children were abducted, but RCMP person said determination is no grounds of that. 

The children's mother, Malehya Brooks-Murray, near the country aft the disappearance with their one-year-old to beryllium with her household successful different portion of the province.

The children's grandmother, Cyndy Murray, has told The Canadian Press that constabulary person advised the household against speaking with the public.