Nova Scotia RCMP confirm children were seen in public a day before they disappeared

By Canadian Press on May 28, 2025.

HALIFAX — RCMP in northeastern Nova Scotia confirmed today that two children who disappeared almost four weeks ago were last seen in public with family members on May 1, the day before they were reported missing.

The confirmation of their whereabouts on that day is important because police were previously told six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan were at school on April 29 and were kept home in rural Lansdowne Station, N.S., until they went missing on May 2.

In a statement released today, the Mounties also said they are asking the public for more video footage from the area to help with their investigation.

In particular, investigators are asking for dashcam footage or any other video from along Gairloch Road — where the family’s home is located — recorded between noon on April 28 and noon of May 2.

RCMP say investigators have already collected hours of video footage from local residents, some of whom have confirmed turning over recordings from motion-activated trail cameras.

Extensive ground and air searches have covered more than five square kilometres of heavily wooded terrain.

Police have repeatedly said there is no evidence to suggest the children were abducted.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 28, 2025.

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