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The family of a six-year-old Lethbridge boy missing for more than a week says they won\u2019t rest until he\u2019s brought home.<\/p>\n
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A statement by the family of Darius Macdougall comes as the search for the boy is in its second week and hundreds of search and rescue members from Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan,<\/a> comb through thickly forested and mountainous terrain in the Crowsnest Pass are of southern Alberta.<\/p>\n It says the family is thankful to the searchers for their dedication and that the community\u2019s support has provided them strength and hope.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tThe search for 6-year-old Darius Macdougall is complicated because he has autism, so may not respond to searchers when he sees them or hears them call his name.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tmissingchild.ca\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Darius was reported missing on Sept. 21, after he didn\u2019t return from a walk with other young relatives near Island Lake campground, where the family had been camping.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n A massive search from both the ground and the air, involving up to 200 searchers at a time, has so far been unable to find and signs of the boy.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n The search has been made more complicated because he has autism, which searchers say may prevent him from responding to searchers when they call out his name.<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t6-year-old Darius Macdougall went missing on Sept. 21, while out for a walk with other young family members, near Island Lake campground in southwestern Alberta.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tCourtesy: RCMP\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Maegan Bernicky, the boy\u2019s mother, told a local television station she\u2019s very concerned for her son.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m pleading with my entire being,\u201d she told Bridge City News in an interview. \u201cIf anyone knows or has seen anything, tell the police.\u201d<\/p>\n RCMP had previously maintained optimism of finding the boy from Lethbridge, Alta., alive, but on Sunday his chances of survival were estimated at less than five per cent.<\/a><\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n![\"For](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758298209_554_national.jpg\")
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