Police to search Saskatoon landfill for woman missing since 2020

By The Canadian Press on April 19, 2024.

Saskatoon police are planning to search the city's landfill for a woman who has been missing for almost four years. A Saskatoon Police Service patch is sewn onto an officer's uniform in Saskatoon, Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

SASKATOON – Police are planning to search a Saskatoon landfill for a woman who has been missing for almost four years.

Mackenzie Lee Trottier was last seen in December 2020.

Police say a substantial amount of data was collected late last year that identifies a specific area of the landfill that may contain evidence in the investigation.

The search will cover an area of about 930 cubic metres at a depth of one metre.

The search, which is to include dogs from the RCMP and Calgary police, is expected to begin next month and last 33 days.

Police are also consulting with a forensic anthropologist.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 19, 2024.