Boy, 5, still missing as search enters day 4 near B.C.

The search for a missing five-year-old boy continues in a remote area of Alberta, police and search and rescue said Wednesday (Sept. 24).

Darius Macdougall was last seen walking with his family four kilometres south of Crowsnest Pass, about a kilometre from the Island Lake Campground on Sept. 21.

The search area, which is along the B.C.-Alberta border, is in a remote area, police said.

Search and Rescue Alberta provincial training manager Adam Kennedy said Wednesday (Sept. 24) that the search radius is three kilometres, but is gradually being pushed out to 6.6 kilometres overnight.

"We are still very much operating at the assumption that Darius is alive," Kennedy said when was asked at what point teams consider scaling back the search.

Kennedy said that Tuesday night, search teams con