On Thursday, Christy Dzikowicz, director of child safety and family advocacy division, helped Tom Martens and Destiny Turner prepare their public statement and plea to bring their two-year-old son Chase Martens home.
Dzikowicz said the toddler’s parents remain strong and hopeful, fluctuating their time looking for their boy and spending time in the house.
“There is nothing worse than to deal with a missing child,” she said. “It’s an unfair reality for any family to go through.”
Everyone involved is very concerned as time passes, she said, but there are many scenarios, including that Chase will be safely reunited with his family.
She said the charity has been and will continue to make sure the family has everything they need.
Dzikowicz said Chase Martens has a “wonderful family” and “the community has been amazing,” and stressed the importance of keeping the case in the public eye in case any relevant information is able to come forward.
Asked if family had any evidence to suggest the little boy was abducted, Dzikowicz said investigators are still exploring all angles and aspects of the case continue to be investigated.
Chase has been missing since Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. He was last seen playing in the yard of his home near Austin, Manitoba, located about 130 kilometres west of Winnipeg.
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is sending a team to support the parents of missing toddler Chase Martens for a second day.
The Manitoba-based charity, which is dedicated to the safety of children, sent three people to spend Thursday with Chase Martens’ family.
Another team will return to the search area to support the family Friday.
