{"id":848363,"date":"2026-08-06T16:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/848363\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:20:11","slug":"vigil-held-for-calgary-boy-11-found-dead-in-pipe-system-after-disappearance-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/848363\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigil held for Calgary boy, 11, found dead in pipe system after disappearance"},"content":{"rendered":"

CALGARY \u2014 A vigil was held outside Calgary\u2019s city hall on Wednesday evening for an 11-year-old boy with autism who was found dead inside a labyrinth of water pipes a week earlier.<\/p>\n

Parker\u2019s disappearance from a northside day home last month prompted a massive two-week search that saw police officers, search and rescue experts, and residents scour city blocks and blast Disney music to try to find him.<\/p>\n

Calgary Police Chief Katie McLellan told those gathered at the vigil that the search was filled with \u201cdeeply human\u201d acts of kindness, such as leaving water bottles and snacks for Parker to hopefully find.<\/p>\n

She added that Parker would always have a special place in the hearts and heads of Calgarians.<\/p>\n

The search also raised questions about alerting the public when vulnerable children disappear, prompting calls for improvements to those systems.<\/p>\n

Mayor Jeromy Farkas, fighting back tears, said it\u2019s hard to make sense of what happened to Parker.<\/p>\n

\u201cA tragedy like this \u2026 shakes every one of us who loves a child,\u201d Farkas told those at the vigil Wednesday. \u201cIt shakes a city, and if your heart is aching tonight, mine is too. Calgary is hurting together.\u201d<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 6, 2026.<\/p>\n

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