CANADA • Kasten RABBITSKIN, 11 ~ Prince Albert SK

Eleven-year old boy missing since Friday - Prince Albert, SK
January 15th, 2011
Submitted on January 15, 2011 - 11:28am


An 11-year-old Prince Albert boy has been reported missing by his family after not coming home from school Friday afternoon.

Kasten Rabbitskin, born July 23, 1999, is four feet 10 inches, 86 lbs, has short brown hair, brown eyes and is First Nations.

“At this point it doesn’t seem to be suspicious. Although it is out of the ordinary for him,” said Staff Sgt. Tim Settee.

Rabbitskin was last seen wearing a black and grey bomber-style jacket with black Ski-doo pants.

Police are asking anyone with information to call 953-4222.

http://www.paherald.sk.ca/News/Local/2011-01-15/article-2119761/Elevenyear-old-boy-missing-since-Friday/1

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Search efforts expand for missing 11-year old

Police have widened their search for the 11-year-old boy who went missing Friday afternoon and are now searching areas outside of the city.

“We’re now searching Big River, Sturgeon Lake and other reserves where there’s relatives,” said Staff Sgt. George on Sunday morning.

Rabbitskin’s family reported him missing after not returning to his West Flat home after school on Friday.

This is the first time Rabbitskin has not returned home. Police said they do not know if there was conflict at home.

“People have been coming forward. There’s been people passing information along and at this time, nothing has revealed anything as of yet,” said George.

Rabbitskin, born July 23, 1999, is four feet 10 inches, 86 lbs, has short brown hair, brown eyes and is First Nations.

He was last seen wearing a black and grey bomber-style jacket with black Ski-doo pants.

Police are asking anyone with information to call 953-4222.

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Last Updated: Sunday, January 16, 2011 | 11:22 AM CST

Police in Prince Albert, Sask. are turning to the public for help in finding an 11-year-old boy missing since Friday afternoon.

Kasten Rabbitskin didn't come home after school Friday and his family reported him missing soon after, police said.

Rabbitskin's home is "just a couple of blocks" from Queen Mary Elementary school, at 1010 15th St. West, a police spokesman said Sunday.

Investigators haven't ruled out the possibility the boy went to a relative's, the spokesperson said, and they haven't ruled his disappearance suspicious. Police said they're still working to get in touch with any family members Rabbitskin may have gone to stay with.

RCMP outside the city are joining in the search effort, police said.

Rabbitskin is described as aboriginal, four feet, 10 inches tall and weighing 86 pounds, police said. He has short brown hair and brown eyes.

Rabbitskin was last seen wearing a black and grey jacket with black ski pants, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 306-953-4222.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2011/01/16/sask-police-missing-prince-albert-rabbitskin.html#ixzz1BEJ2Dloz

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Kasten Rabbitskin: RETURNED safe at home

January 16th, 2011 | 4:30 CST

After a weekend searching for 11-year old Kasten Rabbitskin, the young boy has returned home.

“He just showed up back home on his own,” Sgt. Rhonda Meakin said Sunday afternoon.

Police, friend and family spent the weekend searching Prince Albert as well as the outlying areas where the boy had relatives.

Rabbitskin’s family reported him missing after he did not return home from school on Friday.

Police said the dissappearance was out of the ordianry for Rabbitskin
and are still trying to piece together the details of the incident.

http://www.paherald.sk.ca/News/Local/2011-01-16/article-2121244/Missing-11year-old-returns-home/1

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Police place priority on safety for missing persons
January 19, 2011 - 12:54pm

Concern swept the community during this past weekend when 11-year-old Kasten Rabitskin was reported missing.

It was a huge relief for his family when he just walked through the door of his home on Sunday afternoon, after not coming home after school Friday.

Kasten is under the care of his grandmother and some uncles because his mother died two years ago. What was a scary few days for Kasten’s family, breaks down to a miscommunication at the family level because it is believed Kasten was with an uncle during the time he was missing.

Sgt. Kelly McLean, with the Prince Albert Police Service said there are a few loose ends that are still under investigation.

“What we have is a timeline where we don’t know where this young man was. He was reported missing to us. There was an extensive police force utilized to try to locate him,” Mclean said.

Now police are reviewing the situation to make sure Kasten is safe in his environment.

When dealing with a missing person’s case like this, police are physically out in the community checking residences and places where it is possible the missing person could be.

While the police force is working to change their policy in the missing persons unit to deal with the large number of missing youth, this situation doesn’t fall into the new system. The new policy is to address runaways. The police would like to see these types of cases go to social services to deal reasons why someone is running away.

In Kasten’s case he wasn’t a runaway from a care facility, he was “an 11 year old boy, where nobody knows where he (was),” McLean said

It wasn’t considered an Amber Alert because there was no confirmation that an abduction had taken place and no risk of serious injury or death from another person.

When it comes to charges McLean said that’s the last thing on their mind. They first want to make sure Kasten is safe and doing well after the ordeal.

Marcel Rabbitskin, one of Kasten’s uncles, said the family is glad he is home mentioning Kasten was already back to a favorite pastime of kids his age, playing video games.
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