UPDATE: Oct. 27, 2021 – 2:30 p.m.
Search and rescue crews are frantically searching the North Preston area for a missing 10-year-old.
Halifax RCMP, ground search and rescue crews and police dogs are combing the area. A neighbourhood canvas is ongoing, check points are set up and a Department of Natural Resources helicopter is combing the area.
Ashayo Johnson who was last seen in the community on Tuesday. He is described as black, 4 feet tall, and 75 pounds with dark hair and dark eyes.
An emergency alert was issued late Wednesday morning. RCMP say it was sent out because of the poor weather and the boy’s age. The region is expecting between 50-75 mm of rain on Wednesday as a nor’easter sweeps south of the province.
“We are fully engaged and working closely with Ashayo’s family to find Ashayo safely and as quickly as possible. I want to thank ground search and rescue crews for being exceptional partners in the search for Ashayo, and the community of North Preston for their full cooperation and support,” said Sgt. Dave Legge, RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division.
“We are asking anyone who does not live or work in North Preston to avoid the area to allow officers and search and rescue crews to do their work.”
Search and Rescue teams use a boat to scour Long Lake near North Preston
The rescue crews have set up a base at the North Preston Community Centre to help find the boy. Johnson was last seen wearing a blue puffy jacket along with black sweat pants and light blue sneakers.
Search and Rescues crews set up a command centre at North Preson Community Centre.
Meantime, RCMP have Tweeted details clarifying an emergency alert is not the same as an Amber Alert. Those are issued when a child has been abducted.
The Tweet says “there is no evidence to suggest Ashayo has been abducted.”
Original Story (Posted at 5:18 am on Tuesday, October 27th):
The Mounties are asking for your help to find a missing 10-year-old boy.
They say Ashayo Johnson was last seen in North Preston on Tuesday.
Johnson is described as black, 4 feet tall, and 75 pounds with dark hair and dark eyes.
He was wearing a blue puffy jacket with black sweat pants and light blue sneakers.
Anyone with any tips is asked to reach out to Halifax District RCMP at 902-490-5020 or Crime Stoppers.
