Fourth day search for missing children in Pictou County
Monday, May 5, 2025, 11:21 am
In Nova Scotia’s Pictou County, the search for two missing children has entered its fourth day, leaving a community gripped by anxiety. Officials and volunteers continue to comb through thick woods in a desperate bid for answers, demonstrating both determination and the heartbreaking complexity of the case.
Siblings, aged 4 and 6, believe to have wandered away from family home on Friday morning
Nova Scotia Guard volunteers have been working in shifts to help with food distribution, overnight protection of equipment, parking, and directions for first responders.
Six-year-old Lily Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan were last seen around 10 a.m. Friday in the community of Lansdowne Station.
A councillor in the rural Nova Scotia enclave where two children have gone missing says the last four days have been 'incredibly tough' on the entire community, as searchers continued to scour wooded areas of Pictou County.
The search for two missing children continues for a fourth day in a rural and heavily-wooded area of Nova Scotia's Pictou County. So far, there's been no sign of the kids.
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