Increased police presence will be seen in Pond Inlet starting Saturday as RCMP resume the search for missing teenager Rico Akpaleapik, who was last seen nearly 10 months ago on Oct. 2, 2024. Residents should expect to see ground search teams and low-flying helicopters, police say. (File photo)
Original search for Rico Akpaleapik ended last year; renewed search to start Saturday
RCMP say they will resume the search for Rico Akpaleapik starting Saturday, more than 10 months after the teenager was last seen in Pond Inlet. Akpaleapik, who was 15 at the time, was last seen in Pond Inlet on Oct. 2, 2024.
Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl sits in Nuuk, Greenland, on Aug. 3. On Tuesday, it starts a journey through the Northwest Passage, passing Pond Inlet and Gjoa Haven before arriving in Cambridge Bay on Aug. 29, then continuing west through the Bering Strait to Whittier, Alaska. The Northwest Passage leg is chartered by UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, bringing together students and educators from around the world, including Canada. They’ll participate in Arctic Future Pathfinders, which aims to train students and young academics to become Arctic researchers. (Photo by Dustin Patar, special to Nunatsiaq News)
Cruise ship passengers Laura Ringer from Nelson, B.C., left, and Kate Butler from Toronto, set out in search of an automatic teller machine Tuesday in Iqaluit. The duo embarked on their first day of an Adventure Canada trip to Greenland aboard the cruise ship Ocean Endeavour. Butler said she hopes to spot a polar bear on the journey. (Photo by Daron Letts)