Search for missing teen resumes on Kam river

Police resumed their search along the Kaministiquia River for missing teen Jordan Wabasse Wednesday.

A dozen officers from Thunder Bay Police Service and a unit from the RCMP headed back onto the waterway near the James Street swing bridge to search for the missing 15-year-old, who vanished in February.

Cold weather conditions stopped an earlier search for the teen, but as the ice melted police headed back onto the water. Officers spread out their search to cover the areas they believed Jordan may have been.

Police confirmed in April that the hat found near the Kam River during an earlier search belonged to Jordan.

Insp. Andy Hay said they will spend the entire day looking for Jordan. Police will search along the shoreline as well as in the water for any clues.

"Some of the terrain here is very difficult to walk and search so it will be done visually from the boats while we do a ground search," Hay said.

"The conditions are very good for the search, whether we find something or not is a question that still remains to be answered. What we want to make sure is that the banks are clear and that we don’t have any evidence on the banks that we may have missed with the snow."

Jordan’s Grandmother, Beulah Wabasse watched as the officers continued their search.

She posted a message on her grandson’s Facebook page stating that while she may look strong, she feels as if she is dying slowly on the inside.

She told tbnewswatch.com Wednesday that Jordan’s family had returned home to Webequie First Nation but would return to the city sometime soon.