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<\/p>\nThe forensic search for a missing and presumed dead Edmonton teen has now moved outside the city, where investigators are scouring a wooded area to the west in Yellowhead County.<\/p>\n
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Samuel Bird<\/a>, 14, went missing on June 1 in Edmonton. Police believe he was murdered<\/a>. Investigators and volunteers have spent the last four months searching<\/a> for any sign of the Indigenous teenager.<\/p>\n While much of the massive volunteer effort was spent scouring Edmonton, in particular the river valley, last week police said his body may have been taken as far as 150 kilometres west of the city<\/a> and hidden.<\/p>\n It was a large area of thousands of square kilometres, stretching from Edmonton to Edson in the west, and as far south as Drayton Valley.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tEdmonton police homicide detectives have released a map of the area where they believe Samuel Bird\u2019s remains were dumped and are asking members of the public, who frequent the area, to keep an eye out for his remains.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tEdmonton Police Service\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Since that announcement, police said they have received additional information leading investigators to focus their search in the Carrot Creek area in the Yellowhead Highway corridor, approximately 160 km west of Edmonton.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n It\u2019s an area made up of some farm land and mixed agriculture, but also thick, dense forest.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:46 For months, a massive group of friends, family and dozens of volunteers have been searching for the missing boy. EPS homicide Det. Jared Buhler, who is leading the case, said he\u2019s never seen anything like it.<\/p>\n \u201cThe search effort that was undertaken by Sam\u2019s family is unprecedented. It\u2019s been massive.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve been searching for the needle in a haystack and you can only stand back in awe and respect what they\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n Buhler said police, unfortunately, can\u2019t undertake a search of that scale without more specifics \u2014 and for now, enough information has come in that allows police to search near Carrot Creek.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n Buhler said every homicide investigation is unique and it can take time for all the facts to fall into place.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s like doing a puzzle. Sometimes you don\u2019t know the piece you\u2019re looking for until other pieces fall into place around it \u2026 and that\u2019s what\u2019s unfolded this week.\u201d<\/p>\n Buhler couldn\u2019t go into detail but said \u201ccompelling information\u201d came together over the past five days that helped police see a bigger picture and it significantly narrowed down the area they are searching.<\/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 \u201cIt was compelling enough to immediately send our canine to this location from the other location, and this is worth our best shot now,\u201d he said, explaining police on Wednesday had been searching further down the road when the latest tip prompted investigators to pack up and move to Carrot Creek.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tEdmonton Police Service homicide unit Det. Jared Buhler speaks to reporters about investigators searching for the remains of missing teenager Samuel Bird in the rural Carrot Creek area, west of the city in Yellowhead County, on Oct. 9, 2025.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tGlobal News\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cIt remains our belief that Samuel will be located in close proximity to an area accessible to vehicles,\u201d Buhler said at a news conference near the new scene on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cWe believe Samuel will located on land and tend to believe this will be in a wooded area offering concealment to the offender or offenders.<\/p>\n \u201cWe believe efforts were made to conceal Samuel\u2019s body from discovery, but that little time was available to the offender or offenders to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n The EPS missing person unit is leading the search with the help of cadaver dogs, drones and other professional organizations on the ground: Parkland Search and Rescue (PSAR), Search and Rescue Dog Association of Alberta (SARDAA) and Edmonton Regional Search and Rescue Association (ERSARA).<\/p>\n \u201cWe believe we\u2019re looking for remains at this point, so that really requires a close-up and experienced searchers who are trained in detection of human remains.\u201d<\/p>\n Buhler added offender behaviour research has found suspects hiding a body will often look for a secluded place that is still accessible in darkness, typically within 50 to 100 feet of a road or trail where the remains can be covered by debris.<\/p>\n There are few exits from the highway in that area, Buhler said, and police don\u2019t believe the offenders went far off the road before ditching the teen\u2019s body.<\/p>\n \u201cWe urge all landowners and users within this corridor and the surrounding areas in the time that remains before winter to search your properties and any adjacent areas of interest.\u201d<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n Police have conducted a few searches out west so far. Buhler said members of the Paul Band First Nation have also been been searching.<\/p>\n As winter creeps closer, police said time is of the essence to find Bird\u2019s remains.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no guarantees, but right now this is the best we\u2019ve got. We\u2019re working with the best information we\u2019ve had to date and time is limited.\u201d<\/p>\n Bird went missing on June 1, after leaving his home to visit a friend in the Canora neighbourhood of west Edmonton.<\/p>\n He was seen on surveillance video at approximately 8:30 p.m., walking through the grounds of Holy Cross School near 151 Street and 104 Avenue, after which he went to a friend\u2019s house near 150 Street and 106 Avenue.<\/p>\n \n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tOntario man ditches drive-thru after discovering $75M Lotto Max jackpot win\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Edmonton](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760051891_293_samuel-bird-map.jpg\")
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