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Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Friday that officers will a search the City of Saskatoon landfill related to the disappearance of Mackenzie Lee Trottier.
Trottier, then 22, was last seen by family on Dec. 21, 2020 in the 300 block of Trent Crescent in Saskatoon’s College Park East neighbourhood. She was reported missing to police on Dec. 30 that year.
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Police said in the release that in late 2023 “a substantial amount of data was collected which identified a specific area” of the landfill may contain evidence in the investigation, adding that 33 days have been set aside for the search if needed.
The area is about 930 cubic metres in size and one metre deep, police said, and SPS will be assisted by dogs from RCMP E Division and Calgary Police Service. The teams will also be consulting with University of Saskatchewan forensic anthropologist Dr. Ernie Walker.
Police also said regular updates will be provided publicly.
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