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Search for missing 3-year-old in Truro, N.S., to continue over the weekend

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WATCH: The search for a three-year-old Dylan Ehler in Truro has shifted into recovery mode. As Jesse Thomas reports, it's another grim blow for a part of the province that is coping with a lot of heartache – May 8, 2020

The search to find a missing three-year-old boy in Truro, N.S., will continue over the weekend.

On Thursday evening, the search and rescue operation officially shifted into recovery mode.

Dylan Ehler went missing while visiting his grandmother on Wednesday in the area of Elizabeth and Queen streets.

READ MORE: Search for missing 3-year-old in Truro, N.S., now in ‘recovery mode,’ officials say

Truro police shifted their command post to the Timbits Soccer Field on Marshland Drive and Park Street on Friday.

The ongoing search is expected to continue along the shoreline of the Salmon River over Saturday and Sunday.

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Truro, N.S. police say search for missing 3-year-old has moved into ‘recovery’ phase

Police announced at 6:00 p.m. AT that they have no further updates to offer at this time.

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They thanked the community for their ongoing and continuous support.

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Friday saw air support from the Department of Natural Resources and members of Colchester ground search and rescue participate in the operation.

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Search continues for missing 3-year-old Truro, N.S. boy

During a press briefing Thursday, Truro Police Service Chief Dave MacNeil said Dylan disappeared after his grandmother became briefly distracted and “turned around for a moment.”

The Truro Police Service, along with the Truro Fire Department ground search and rescue, Nova Scotia’s Emergency Management Office (EMO), a police canine unit, a Department of Natural Resources helicopter, aerial drones, thermal imaging camera, underwater cameras and a dive team have been used in the search.

Much of Thursday’s search efforts were focused near the waterway of the Salmon River, where Dylan was last seen.

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MacNeil confirmed Thursday that Dylan’s rubber boots were found in two different locations during the search. One was found in Lepper Brook at around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, while the other was located just before 9 p.m. further down the brook.

The three-year-old was last seen wearing a dark green jacket with brown fur around the hood, camouflage pants and his rubber boots.

He has brown hair and rosy cheeks, with one eye blue and the other green.

Anyone with information on Dylan’s whereabouts is asked to contact Truro police at 902-895-5351.

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