Search continues for missing three year old boy

Three- year-old Jude Leyton went missing from a location near Fermoy on Canoe Lake Road, 10 minutes southeast of Westport at midday on Sunday (March 28).

A concentrate search has been conducted under the leadership of the Ontario Provincial Police ever since. As of Tuesday, March 30 at noon, the search was continuing. A helicopters, canine units, and dive teams were engaged, as well as OPP officers on foot. A Frontenac Paramedic Services ambulance has been on standby at the site.

“Information from the family, lead OPP uniform members, Emergency Response Team (ERT), Canine Unit, and the Marine Unit continue to search the area and ERT members continued the search overnight. The search is continuing with the OPP helicopter assisting and updates will be provided” said an OPP release on Monday afternoon.

“Search continues for missing 3 year old boy in South Frontenac. OPP utilizing extensive resources on land, in air and on local waterway. Trained volunteers with are assisting,” the OPP said at 2pm on Tuesday, March 30.