Lucas is one of the 3 teens in this RCMP post for NMCD 2015.
BC RCMP profiles 3 missing teens on National Missing Childrens Day May 25
Sicamous, Mission, Prince George
Mon May 25 10:37:00 PDT 2015
File # Missing Children's Day
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Lucas Degerness, last seen June 7, 2007 in Prince George
Lucas and his mother Gina met with his vice-principal the morning of June 7, following concerns about his performance in school. After the meeting Lucas was asked to return to class, but never did. That meeting was the last time his mother saw him.
Lucas spent the night of June 7 with a friend, but has not been seen since. Following his disappearance RCMP investigated many possible sightings in the Prince George area, and searched the Hudson Bay Slough in 2010 as a result of information received. Then in 2014 Missingkids.ca received a call from a male identifying himself as Lucas, resulting in significant concern for his safety and well-being. Unfortunately there was no further information to assist in locating him.
Although youre a young man now, I still wonder if youre safe or if you need help, if maybe you need your mom, says Gina. I dont want to have to ask myself these questions every day for the rest of my life
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It doesnt matter whats happened in the past so please call me, or someone who can share the message with me that youre safe. If anyone sees this and has even the smallest piece of information as to where my son might be or what may have happened to him, please do the right thing.
She says that she doesnt want Lucass younger sister to spend any further time without her big brother in her life, and that his older brother and sister now have children they want Lucas to meet.
At the time he went missing Lucas was 58 tall, 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. A photo of Lucas at age 14, and a drawing age enhanced to 19 years, is attached.
Despite the passing of time these cases remain a priority for police. We owe it to the families to review these cases and all missing persons files - regularly. The RCMP is constantly looking for additional sources of information, or determining if advances in technology may assist investigators in any way, says Corporal Kelly Risling, acting head of the BC Police Missing Persons Centre.
Please contact the Prince George, Sicamous or Mission RCMP detachments directly if you have any information about these missing boys, or if you want to remain anonymous contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Safety tips and information about missing children can also be found at missingkids.ca.