Twenty-seven days have passed since five-year-old Frank Young disappeared from a school playground in the Red Earth Cree Nation (RECN)..His family spoke to the public for the first time on Monday..Prince Albert Grand Council Search Rescue President Michelle Vandervord and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron appealed to the Saskatchewan government for more help in the search for Young..“We need help. We need more people on the ground. If you are able to. I am asking my First Nation sisters, brothers and cousins to please help the family and to come and help search. We will not give up until Frank is brought home,” said Cameron..Young’s Grandmother Theresa Whitecap acting as the family’s spokeswoman said the community still has hope..“Each day, we hope that Frank will be brought home to us. The hope that we are going to see Frank keeps us going every day,” said Whitecap..“The family is overwhelmed with worry and grief. However, they are extremely grateful for all the support.”.Whitecap said how touched the family is with all the support from around the world..“That really hit my heart. I didn’t realize there were other countries thinking about us, especially Frank,” said Whitecap..During Monday’s media scrum, Premier Scott Moe was asked about how the province was helping search for Young after the FSIN requested publicly for Moe’s help..“As I understand it, at about 11 o’clock, the FSIN has made a request for rangers and additional resources,” said Moe..“There have been additional resources provided thus far through requests through the RCMP as well as the involvement of the SPSA (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency), the provincial public safety agency. If these additional requests are required, we will endeavour to do what we can to provide those.”.More than 600 volunteers and 13 search and rescue teams have searched over ninety square kilometres looking for Young.
Twenty-seven days have passed since five-year-old Frank Young disappeared from a school playground in the Red Earth Cree Nation (RECN)..His family spoke to the public for the first time on Monday..Prince Albert Grand Council Search Rescue President Michelle Vandervord and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron appealed to the Saskatchewan government for more help in the search for Young..“We need help. We need more people on the ground. If you are able to. I am asking my First Nation sisters, brothers and cousins to please help the family and to come and help search. We will not give up until Frank is brought home,” said Cameron..Young’s Grandmother Theresa Whitecap acting as the family’s spokeswoman said the community still has hope..“Each day, we hope that Frank will be brought home to us. The hope that we are going to see Frank keeps us going every day,” said Whitecap..“The family is overwhelmed with worry and grief. However, they are extremely grateful for all the support.”.Whitecap said how touched the family is with all the support from around the world..“That really hit my heart. I didn’t realize there were other countries thinking about us, especially Frank,” said Whitecap..During Monday’s media scrum, Premier Scott Moe was asked about how the province was helping search for Young after the FSIN requested publicly for Moe’s help..“As I understand it, at about 11 o’clock, the FSIN has made a request for rangers and additional resources,” said Moe..“There have been additional resources provided thus far through requests through the RCMP as well as the involvement of the SPSA (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency), the provincial public safety agency. If these additional requests are required, we will endeavour to do what we can to provide those.”.More than 600 volunteers and 13 search and rescue teams have searched over ninety square kilometres looking for Young.
