CROWSNEST PASS – Searchers scouring mountainous terrain in southern Alberta for a missing six-year-old boy said Friday more help is on the way and that they’re not losing hope he’ll be found.

Adam Kennedy from Alberta Search and Rescue told a virtual news conference that 120 people, including trained volunteers, are on the ground in the Crowsnest Pass, looking for Darius Macdougall.

More are expected from Saskatchewan, he said.

After five days of searching, hopes remain high, he added.

“Everybody is still very optimistic,” Kennedy said. “They’re still out searching and aren’t giving up hope.”

Kennedy said some of the optimism stems from talks with wilderness experts. “Humans can go quite some time without food,” he said. “There is plenty of water in the area. … it’s all of these consi

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