The search continues for six-year-old Darius Macdougall who vanished over the weekend from a campsite in the Crowsnest Pass near Blairmore, Alta., Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Darius Macdougall, 6, of Lethbridge, Alta., is shown in this RCMP missing person handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - RCMP (Mandatory Credit)
CROWSNEST PASS - Searchers are hoping the lilt of a familiar song will draw a six-year-old boy out of the woods after he vanished from a southern Alberta campground Sunday.
Adam Kennedy from Alberta Search and Rescue says crews are employing several tactics in looking for Darius Macdougall, who has autism.
They include avoiding loud noises or bright lights at night.
"The priorities remain pushing further out routes that Darius may have travelled on while continuing to cover areas previously searched," Kennedy told reporters Thursday.
Ground crews spent the night scouring the area, with support from drones, helicopters and police dogs, he said.
"There are approximately 120 personnel on the scene from across Alberta and British Columbia continuing the ground search," he said.
RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney said crews haven't found anything that could belong to Darius in their search, such as torn clothing or footprints.Â
Kennedy said one method searchers hope will work involves playing one of the boy's favourite songs, but the official wouldn't say what that tune is.
RCMP have said Darius didn't return from a walk with several young family members to their campsite in the Crowsnest Pass area of the Rocky Mountains.
Police initially said Darius was five due to an error made at the beginning of the search.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published Sept. 25, 2025.
-- By Matthew Scace in Calgary and Aaron Sousa in Edmonton.
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