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http://www.katu.com/news/local/15677612.html
16 Feb 08
TOFINO, British Columbia - A huge search for a young Bellingham boy amid the rocky shores and forests of Canada's Vancouver Island was called off as darkness fell Saturday. The search will resume Sunday morning.
The boy, William Pilkenton, 8, was last seen Friday at about 10 a.m. playing on a rocky beach near Tofino, on Vancouver Island's western coast. His father turned his attention away for a few minutes and when he turned back, the boy was gone.
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Some people reported seeing the boy in town after he disappeared, but searchers hadn't ruled out the possibility he might have been swept into the water.
Authorities said it also was possible he could be lost in the nearby forest or was the victim of foul play.
"He was about 40 feet from the water's edge. We're really hoping he wandered off into the woods," said Sgt. Dave Lucas of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
"No signs, no witnesses, no footprints, no concrete evidence of him being in town," said Garth Cameron of Westcoast Inland Search and Rescue.
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The boy was wearing a red jacket, multicolored fleece, blue jeans and black rubber boots.
Search volunteers were told William suffers from attention deficit disorder and that he did take his regular medication this morning.
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16 Feb 08
TOFINO, British Columbia - A huge search for a young Bellingham boy amid the rocky shores and forests of Canada's Vancouver Island was called off as darkness fell Saturday. The search will resume Sunday morning.
The boy, William Pilkenton, 8, was last seen Friday at about 10 a.m. playing on a rocky beach near Tofino, on Vancouver Island's western coast. His father turned his attention away for a few minutes and when he turned back, the boy was gone.
and
Some people reported seeing the boy in town after he disappeared, but searchers hadn't ruled out the possibility he might have been swept into the water.
Authorities said it also was possible he could be lost in the nearby forest or was the victim of foul play.
"He was about 40 feet from the water's edge. We're really hoping he wandered off into the woods," said Sgt. Dave Lucas of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
"No signs, no witnesses, no footprints, no concrete evidence of him being in town," said Garth Cameron of Westcoast Inland Search and Rescue.
and
The boy was wearing a red jacket, multicolored fleece, blue jeans and black rubber boots.
Search volunteers were told William suffers from attention deficit disorder and that he did take his regular medication this morning.
much more at link
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