The RCMP in Nova Scotia is asking the public to provide more video footage as it continues to investigate the disappearance of two children, while also confirming the siblings were seen with family the day before they were reported missing nearly a month ago.
Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, were reported missing at approximately 10 a.m. on May 2. They are believed to have wandered off from their home on Gairloch Road in Lansdowne Station, N.S., police said.
More than 100 volunteers have helped search 5.5 square kilometres of the nearby densely wooded area.
Tracking dogs, helicopter crews, and aerial drones equipped with heat-seeking technology have also been used in the search.
RCMP investigators have collected hours of video from the Lansdowne Station area and are now asking the public to submit any additional video footage or dashcam footage that may aid in the investigation.
“We’re now asking anyone who has dashcam footage or video along Gairloch Rd. between 12 p.m. on April 28 and 12 p.m. on May 2 to contact us,” Cpl. Sandy Matharu from the Northeast Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit said in a Facebook post.
Matharu said that Lilly and Jack were “observed in public with family members” on the afternoon of May 1.
There have been more than 355 tips in the case, according to RCMP. More than 50 people have been “formally interviewed” and more interviews are planned, police said.
“RCMP officers from various teams are fully engaged in finding out what happened to Lilly and Jack, and we’re using all tools and resources to determine the circumstances of their disappearance,” Matharu said.
Matharu said while the police understands the public’s desire for answers and updates, investigators cannot comment on an active investigation. Police have said if they suspected the siblings had been abducted they would have informed the public.
Initial search efforts were scaled back on May 7 but ground and air searches resumed on May 17.
RCMP previously said an underwater recovery team searched bodies of water around Lansdowne Station on May 8 and May 9 but did not uncover any evidence to aid the investigation.
Lilly is described as having shoulder-length light brown hair with bangs. She might be wearing a pink sweater, pink pants, and pink boots. Jack has been described as having short blondish hair, and wearing blue dinosaur boots.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the children or has video footage to share is asked to contact the police or Crime Stoppers.
