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Missing youth believed to be in Canoe Lake area of Cape Breton: Alert issued to local residents
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Update: The 14-year-old youth who was reported missing from Eskasoni on August 13 has been located by police and is safe.
At approximately 11:30 pm last night, the RCMP Air Services reported a fire in an isolated location in the Canoe Lake area. RCMP officers on the ground made their way to this area and at 1 a.m. they located the missing girl and the man she was believed to be with. Both were taken into police custody without incident and transported out of the wooded area. The youth has been released, the man remains in custody and the investigation is ongoing.
The RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance and retweets on social media.
Police continue ground and aerial searches in Canoe Lake area in effort to find Mary (Molly) Martin.
Yesterday afternoon, police located evidence, including a campsite and green ATV, of Martin and Darcy Doyle being in Canoe Lake in Southeast Cape Breton. RCMP and Cape Breton Regional Police have ground searches underway and aerial surveillance using helicopters from the RCMP and the Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry continues.
The Canoe Lake area is dense and heavily wooded with numerous ATV and walking trails. Police have been in the area since early yesterday and continue to ask residents of the area to call with any tips or sightings. Evidence indicates Martin and Doyle were still in the Canoe Lake area yesterday afternoon, however, there is a possibility the two are outside of this area. Martin and Doyle are believed to be on foot.
Martin is 14 years old and described as Indigenous, 5-foot-1 and 100 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She has a rose tattoo on her left forearm and may be wearing eyeglasses. Martin was last seen August 13 at approximately 4 p.m. in Easkasoni and is believed to be with Doyle, 47, from Mira Gut. Doyle is described as 6-foot tall, 190 pounds, with long black hair, a full beard and moustache, and brown eyes.
Multiple RCMP detachments and the Cape Breton Regional Police Service are collaborating on the investigation and continue to follow up on each tip. We are encouraging Molly to reach out to police or to family.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Molly Martin is asked to contact Eskasoni RCMP at 902-379-2822. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips App.
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Following new information received last evening regarding the whereabouts of Mary (Molly) Martin, RCMP Nova Scotia requested that a localized alert be sent notifying residents of communities east of the Mira River in Cape Breton to be on the lookout for 14-year-old Martin who was last seen August 13 at approximately 4 p.m. in Eskasoni.
Police believe Martin and Darcy Doyle were in the area of Canoe Lake in Southeast Cape Breton at approximately 7 p.m. yesterday and are thought to be using a green coloured ATV.
Martin is described as Indigenous, 5-foot-1 and 100 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She has a rose tattoo on her left forearm and may be wearing eyeglasses. Martin is believed to be with Doyle, 47, from Mira Gut. Doyle is described as 6-foot tall, 190 pounds, with long black hair, a full beard and moustache, and brown eyes.
The RCMP has been partnering with the Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry to conduct aerial searches by helicopter. In addition, RCMP aerial surveillance was initiated last night and continues today. The Cape Breton Regional Police Dog Service is also assisting in the investigation.
Multiple RCMP detachments and the Cape Breton Regional Police Service are collaborating on the investigation and continue to follow up on each tip. We are encouraging Molly to reach out to police or to family. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Molly Martin is asked to contact Eskasoni RCMP at 902-379-2822. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips App.
