How to report a missing person
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To report a missing person
Call your local Northwest Territories RCMP detachment at (local three digits)-1111.
Call 9-1-1 immediately if the missing person is:
- under the age of 12
- elderly
- has significant mental or developmental disabilities
Missing person reports
The Northwest Territories RCMP recognizes the need to quickly investigate a missing person report. If you believe someone is missing, please take the following steps:
- There is no waiting period for filing a missing person report with the RCMP. Family and friends, or even neighbours and coworkers, would know a person's routine well enough to recognize if their disappearance is out of character. The sooner you let us know about a person's disappearance, the sooner we can start work on finding them.
- You can file a missing person report no matter how long the person has been missing.
- You don't need to be a relative to file a report. Anyone who knows the missing person well enough can file a report with the RCMP or local police.
Resources
These resources may help when someone from your family or community is missing:
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