Search for Parker continues in Calgary as Amber Alert expires
The family of a missing 11-year-old boy in Calgary is urging the public to continue the search despite the expiration of the official Amber Alert. Police confirm the investigation remains active and are continuing to gather tips and video evidence.
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As the search for a missing Calgary boy continues, his family are asking people to continue looking even as an Amber Alert issued last week expired.
The 11-year-old, Parker, has been missing for 10 days as of Sunday.
“Each day we continue to hope, to search, and to believe that bringing him home is possible,” read a statement from the family posted Saturday on Facebook. “Every hour matters. We are asking our community to stay with us, to keep looking, and to continue supporting the search in whatever way you can.”
Search efforts continued Sunday, with police closing a parking lot and pathway entrance at Nose Hill Park through the weekend.
Though the search continues, the family also noted that an Amber Alert issued two days after Parker went missing has since expired.
But the family is stressing this expiry is “normal.”
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