By Canadian Press

Whistler RCMP looks for family after 12-year old was found barefoot

Sep 8, 2024 | 11:43 AM

WHISTLER, B.C. — The RCMP in British Columbia is asking for the public’s help finding a boy’s family after the barefoot youth was noticed wandering in Whistler alone.

Mounties in Whistler say they responded to a report of an unaccompanied child on Saturday night at Dairy Queen on Main Street where they found a boy to be barefoot and “completely non-verbal.”

The boy is described as approximately 12-years old with short brown hair and brown eyes.

He was found in a green T-shirt with a button collar and grey shorts.

Police say they investigated through the night, but there is still no clue of where the child came from or who his family is.

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RCMP are asking the public to call them if they recognize the boy or know about his family.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 8, 2024.

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A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cruiser is seen on Sussex Drive in downtown Ottawa on Monday, May 29, 2023. The RCMP is asking for the public’s help finding a boy’s family after the barefoot youth was noticed wandering in Whistler alone. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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