Lilly and Jack Sullivan: Map Shows Every Update in Search for Missing Kids

Search efforts are continuing for two siblings who went missing earlier this month in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said more than 115 volunteer searchers participated in Sunday’s search, which focused on areas around Gairloch Road in Lansdowne Station.

The Context

Lilly and Jack Sullivan went missing from their home on Gairloch Road on May 2. Officials transitioned from a full-scale search to searches in smaller, more specific areas on May 7.

The area where the children went missing contains “heavily wooded, rural terrain,” police said.

What To Know

Police said Lilly, 6, and Jack, 4, are believed to have wandered away from their home.

Lilly has shoulder-length light brown hair with bangs. She might be wearing a pink sweater, pink pants and pink boots.

Jack has short blondish hair. He is wearing blue dinosaur boots, but no other clothing description is available.The children last attended Salt Springs Elementary on April 29. There was no school the next day, and they were kept home due to illness on May 1 and 2.

Police have identified 35 people to interview, The Chronicle Herald reported. The children’s stepfather, Daniel Martell, was questioned by police for four hours.

RCMP said the search has covered 5.5 square kilometers (2.1 square miles). On April 8 and 9, the RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team (URT) searched bodies of water near Lansdowne Station but did not uncover any evidence.

The case has resulted in social media speculation and online misinformation.

RCMP Public Information Officer Corporal Carly McCann previously confirmed to Newsweek that the children are still missing.

What People Are Saying

Pictou County District RCMP Staff Sergeant Curtis MacKinnon: “We extend our sincere appreciation to the search and rescue volunteers who have selflessly given up over 10,000 hours of their time since this search began. Their tireless commitment in truly gruelling conditions is appreciated by both the RCMP and the greater community.”

RCMP Public Information Officer Corporal Carly McCann, in a statement to Newsweek: “We ask that people spread the word through social media respectfully, about this investigation and all ongoing missing person searches.”

What Happens Next

RCMP said investigators and search managers will review this weekend’s search to help plan future ground and air search efforts.

Anyone with information on Lilly and Jack’s whereabouts is asked to contact Pictou County District RCMP at 902-485-4333. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), online or via the P3 Tips app.