Family of Alberta boy missing for a week won’t stop searching until he’s found

The family of a six-year-old boy missing in southern Alberta says they won’t rest until he’s brought home.

A statement by the family of Darius Macdougall comes as the search for the boy enters its second week and hundreds of responders comb through mountainous terrain in southern Alberta.

The family says they’re thankful to the searchers for their dedication and that the community’s support has given them strength and hope.

“We remain committed to continuing the search and will not rest until Darius is brought home,” the statement says.

The boy with autism was reported missing Sept. 21, after he didn’t return from a walk with six young relatives in the Crowsnest Pass area, where the family from Lethbridge, Alta., had been camping.

Maegan Bernicky, the boy’s mother, told a local televi