The Unlikely Search: Calgary's Missing 11 Year Old Boy and the Limits of Emergency Alerts The disappearance of an 11 year old boy in Calgary has sparked a city wide search involving hundreds of officers and volunteers, who have covered thousands of kilometers.
While police claim this scale of operation is "very rare," the case raises questions about the effectiveness of emergency alerts and the preparedness of authorities when dealing with vulnerable populations.
The incident began on July 16, when Parker, an autistic boy who functions at a two or three year old level, went missing in the Thorncliffe neighborhood.