Weekend Search For Lilly and Jack Sullivan

USPA NEWS - Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Lilly and Jack Sullivan is asked to contact Pictou County District RCMP at 902-485-4333. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.

The ground search for two missing Pictou County siblings, Lilly and Jack Sullivan, is likely to end Sunday, according to Amy Hansen, one of the search managers helping oversee the ground search and rescue effort. Six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan went missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, N.S., on May 2. The sparsely populated area is about 140 kilometres northeast of Halifax.

Search Manager Amy Hansen said, "Saturday’s search went very well. She said searchers covered 1.5-square kilometres of area they hadn’t examined before, as well as higher probability areas around waterways." Hansen went on to say, "The search would probably wrap up Sunday at 8 p.m. AT." Hansen wasn’t aware of anything being found during Saturday’s search effort. As for the search resuming on Monday, May 19th, “We’re not anticipating continuing tomorrow, but that’s a conversation that has to happen with the RCMP incident commander later on in the day."

RCMP UPDATE/ADVISORY MAY 18TH, 2025 "Ground and air search efforts were conducted today (May 18) in Pictou County as the missing persons investigation into the disappearance of Lilly and Jack Sullivan continues. More than 115 volunteer searchers from Colchester, East Hants, Eastern Shore, Halifax, Musquodoboit Valley, Pictou County, Pugwash, Springhill, Strait Area, Valley, and West Hants ground search and rescue and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association focused on specific areas around Gairloch Rd. in an effort to locate Lilly and Jack and advance the RCMP investigation. The search was supported by Nova Scotia Public Safety Field Communications and EHS Emergency Preparedness Special Operations. This search follows a large-scale air and ground search that began on May 2 and was scaled back on May 7 in favour of more specific searches."

S/Sgt. Curtis MacKinnon, Pictou County District RCMP, said, “We extend our sincere appreciation to the search and rescue volunteers who have selflessly given up over 10,000 hours of their time since this search began Their tireless commitment in truly gruelling conditions is appreciated by both the RCMP and the greater community. This weekend's search will be carefully reviewed and assessed by investigators and search managers to help in planning any further ground and air search efforts."