CANADA • Nathan GORDEY, 13, and Ryan CYR, 16 ~ Fort McMurray AB

October 28, 2011 - Wood Buffalo RCMP are looking for two teenage boys who police believe are traveling together in the Fort McMurray area.

16-year old Ryan Cyr and 13-year old Nathan Gordey are missing and have not been seen for several weeks.

Constable Christina Wilkins of the Wood Buffalo RCMP says the families of the boys and the RCMP are concerned for their safety and are asking anyone with information on their whereabouts to please contact police.

Ryan Cyr is described as a 16-year old Caucasian teen with a slender build, 5’11″ tall and weighs 145 pounds. He has brown hair and green eyes.

Nathan Gordey is a 13-year old Caucasian boy with a slender build. He is 5’3″ tall, and weighs 100 pounds. He has blonde hair and green eyes.

The Wood Buffalo RCMP ask that if you know anything about the whereabouts of the two boys to please call the Wood Buffalo RCMP at (780) 788-4000, or if you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1.800.222.8477 (TIPS), by internet at www.tipsubmit.com, or by SMS (check your local Crime Stoppers [www.crimestoppers.ab.ca] for instructions on how to do).

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Ryan Cyr and Nathan Gordey: LOCATED

Days after going public with the names and descriptions of two missing youths, RCMP have reported them found, "safe and sound" in the Fort McMurray area.

According to the initial RCMP release, Ryan Cyr, 16, and Nathan Gordey, 13, had not been seen in "several weeks" and were believed to be together as they travel in simi­lar circles.

While it may seem odd that two children could be missing for weeks without the public being alerted, Const. Christina Wilkins with the Wood Buffalo RCMP said this case was han­dled like any other.

"The police were looking into it quite actively, exhausting all the resources we had. Just because they were considered missing youth doesn't necessar­ily mean we will be putting out a bulletin that they're missing," explained Wilkins. "Don't take this by any stretch that we were negligent, because we weren't. We aren't always going to put out a bulletin for missing per­sons, adult or youth."

Wilkins explained the boys were known to socialize with similar people, so their names were released together and sim­ilar missing persons files were opened. She said turning to the public for assistance was the next step in a system that was working like "clockwork, just as it was supposed to."

"In this particular case, because we have been looking for them for a while and they've been missing for several weeks, a concern for their safety was quite prominent. We put out this release, asking for public assistance, and it paid off," said Wilkins. "We got a number of phone calls and tips and we eventually tracked them down here over the weekend."

Stressing the happy ending, Wilkins said the police are relieved the boys were found unharmed and are appreciative of those member of Wood Buf­falo that called in with informa­tion on their whereabouts.

"The unfortunate thing is that we had missing youth to begin with," said Wilkins.

"That's never ideal, however, it was handled in the way that any similar file would be han­dled."

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