Jager Cross-Memnook, a five-year-old boy who went missing in Frog Lake, AB, Monday was found late Tuesday afternoon, after being on his own for 28 hours..Jager has received medical attention and been reunited with his family in the family department of Frog Lake Emergency Medical Services (EMS)..“He's found. And that's what counts,” Alberta RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Matthew Howell told Western Standard. “The work that we did kind of paid off. That’s what it comes down to.”.Howell said Jager was “found near a lake a few kilometres away from his house.” .Jager is now being treated for “exposure to the elements,” according to the police report. Howell said this indicated he was likely outside the whole time..“[The RCMP] understand[s] he was,” Howell confirmed..There was no “specific indication” of what Jager was doing in those 28 hours, the corporal said. He was found “just kind of sitting around.”.“He wasn't clothed appropriately for the weather,” Howell added. “But the rest? I don't know exactly. I just know he didn’t have a coat, for example.” .“It would have gone down to about 10 degrees.”.Howell explained how the rescue was carried out. It was a “team effort”, with RCMP, police services, military, and members of the public joining in the search. .“When the call came through, [Jager] was with a police dog service member and the police dog,” Howell said. “That being said, was it a volunteer that found him that just waved them down? I'm not sure. And either way, like in a lot of cases like this, we more put the emphasis on the team effort.”.“Because we don’t know what element led to him being found,” he explained..“You know, [maybe] he went there because he saw other volunteers from the other side, and went towards what he saw was safer.”.“Everyone did what they had to do to kind of help find this kid," said Howell. "That’s where I would like to put the focus on.”.“So I think that's kind of the focal point of the story, apart from him being found alive is how everyone just came together at a time of need.”.When asked how Jager is doing now that he has received medical attention, Howell said now that the boy is safe and there are no life threatening injuries, law officials have taken a step back and "just let the family be there at this point.”.The Elk Point RCMP, having asked the public to help locate the missing boy, thanked people for their “outpouring of support and hours searching” for Jager, as well as the Edmonton Police Service for their assistance..Help came from the Eastern Alberta District RCMP, Saskatchewan RCMP, Bonnyville, Cold Lake, and Lac La Biche Police Services, the Canadian Armed Forces, Alberta Search and Rescue Association, an Edmonton Police Service Air 1 helicopter, an Alberta RCMP Air Services helicopter, and Alberta RCMP Police Dog Services. .Law officials reported more than 100 members of the public came out to join in the search, including citizens, elected officials and Elders from the Frog Lake First Nation community..“To all of those who assisted with this search, your tireless efforts are recognized” said Chief Superintendent Gary Graham, Commander of the Eastern Alberta District RCMP.
Jager Cross-Memnook, a five-year-old boy who went missing in Frog Lake, AB, Monday was found late Tuesday afternoon, after being on his own for 28 hours..Jager has received medical attention and been reunited with his family in the family department of Frog Lake Emergency Medical Services (EMS)..“He's found. And that's what counts,” Alberta RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Matthew Howell told Western Standard. “The work that we did kind of paid off. That’s what it comes down to.”.Howell said Jager was “found near a lake a few kilometres away from his house.” .Jager is now being treated for “exposure to the elements,” according to the police report. Howell said this indicated he was likely outside the whole time..“[The RCMP] understand[s] he was,” Howell confirmed..There was no “specific indication” of what Jager was doing in those 28 hours, the corporal said. He was found “just kind of sitting around.”.“He wasn't clothed appropriately for the weather,” Howell added. “But the rest? I don't know exactly. I just know he didn’t have a coat, for example.” .“It would have gone down to about 10 degrees.”.Howell explained how the rescue was carried out. It was a “team effort”, with RCMP, police services, military, and members of the public joining in the search. .“When the call came through, [Jager] was with a police dog service member and the police dog,” Howell said. “That being said, was it a volunteer that found him that just waved them down? I'm not sure. And either way, like in a lot of cases like this, we more put the emphasis on the team effort.”.“Because we don’t know what element led to him being found,” he explained..“You know, [maybe] he went there because he saw other volunteers from the other side, and went towards what he saw was safer.”.“Everyone did what they had to do to kind of help find this kid," said Howell. "That’s where I would like to put the focus on.”.“So I think that's kind of the focal point of the story, apart from him being found alive is how everyone just came together at a time of need.”.When asked how Jager is doing now that he has received medical attention, Howell said now that the boy is safe and there are no life threatening injuries, law officials have taken a step back and "just let the family be there at this point.”.The Elk Point RCMP, having asked the public to help locate the missing boy, thanked people for their “outpouring of support and hours searching” for Jager, as well as the Edmonton Police Service for their assistance..Help came from the Eastern Alberta District RCMP, Saskatchewan RCMP, Bonnyville, Cold Lake, and Lac La Biche Police Services, the Canadian Armed Forces, Alberta Search and Rescue Association, an Edmonton Police Service Air 1 helicopter, an Alberta RCMP Air Services helicopter, and Alberta RCMP Police Dog Services. .Law officials reported more than 100 members of the public came out to join in the search, including citizens, elected officials and Elders from the Frog Lake First Nation community..“To all of those who assisted with this search, your tireless efforts are recognized” said Chief Superintendent Gary Graham, Commander of the Eastern Alberta District RCMP.
