2 kids from northern Alberta still missing, mom and her partner wanted for abduction
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At a glance
- Two children remain missing and are believed to be with their mother and her partner, who are wanted for abduction.
- RCMP are seeking public assistance to locate six-year-old Lanakai Morrison and four-year-old Karl Morrison, who were taken from Valhalla Centre, Alberta.
- The suspects, Krista Morrison and Daniel Ludwig, have been sighted in British Columbia and may be travelling in a red Ford F350 truck or a motorhome.
Authorities continue to search for two young children who have been missing for over a week. Six-year-old Lanakai Morrison and his four-year-old half-brother, Karl Morrison, were allegedly abducted from Valhalla Centre, Alberta, by Lanakai's mother, Krista Morrison, and her partner, Daniel Ludwig.
The subjects of an Amber Alert issued 10 days ago in northern Alberta are still missing and on the run, RCMP said in an update on Friday.
RCMP issued an Amber Alert for the children on July 8, but cancelled it the following day, stating there was "no reasonable expectation the public, in Alberta, will be able to action the instructions in the alert." The alert was issued after Lanakai was reportedly spotted in Fort St. John, British Columbia, on July 8.
Lanakai was believed to be with his mom, her partner Daniel Ludwig, and their four-year-old son Karl Morrison, who is Lanakaiโs half-brother.
Krista Morrison and Daniel Ludwig are wanted by police for abduction in contravention of a custody/parenting order. The pair and the children were initially believed to be travelling in a 2015 Toyota Tundra, but police later found the vehicle and believe the suspects switched to a 2006 red Ford F350 pickup truck. In an update on Friday, Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit stated the foursome may have switched to a motorhome.
Morrison and Ludwig are both wanted by RCMP for abduction in contravention of a custody/parenting order, police said.
There have been indications the group was in the Okanagan Valley area of south-central British Columbia and may be travelling east towards the Kootenays. However, they are highly mobile and could be in northern British Columbia, the Yukon, or Alberta. Police are urging anyone with information to contact the Beaverlodge RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
There have been a number of sightings in British Columbia, police said.
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