Police suspend search for girl missing in N.B. homicide case, citing moose hunt risk

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted September 20, 2021 12:20 pm

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Madison Roy-Boudreau, 14, has been missing since May 11. Submitted by Bathurst police

Police in northern New Brunswick say the search for a teenage girl whose disappearance four months ago is being investigated as a homicide has been “temporarily paused.”

Bathurst police say the search in the Middle River, N.B., area will stand down for safety reasons until the moose hunting season – which runs from Tuesday until Saturday – ends.

Fourteen-year-old Madison Roy-Boudreau was last seen on the morning of May 11 as she walked to her school bus stop near her home in Bathurst.

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Several ground and aerial searches were subsequently conducted of the community and its surrounding areas, but she was not found.

Last month Bathurst police Chief Stephane Roy said in a video posted to Facebook that Madison was the victim of a homicide and her disappearance was being investigated accordingly.

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Police have not released any details about the current search.