RCMP's first search was focused more on officer training than on Lisa

Summary

The RCMP's first search seemed to be more focused on officer training than on finding Lisa.

Detail

Nanaimo Daily News, Sept 18, 2002 (Paul Walton)

Nanaimo Daily News, Sept 18, 2002 (Paul Walton)

When the day finally came for the RCMP's first ground search in relation to Lisa's case (80 days after her disappearance), the event may have seemed more like a half-morning training seminar, rather than a vigorous search for Lisa.

20 officers were on-site for 9am and finished shortly before noon — less than 3 hours minus setup/takedown, breaks, and a detailed instructional lecture by a senior officer.

See also

• Lisa had been missing 80 days before the RCMP's first ground search
• Search was delayed 18 days due to RCMP prioritization of simple 2 day case
• 2002-Sep-18 Grim Task: Police comb woods for Lisa Young Nanaimo Daily News
• 2003-Apr-30 Billboard to keep search for Lisa alive Nanaimo Daily News
• 2003-Jul-25 Divers to search for Young Nanaimo Daily News
• 2018-Mar-25 Dallas Barry Hulley obituary Nanaimo News Bulletin
• 2018-Mar-26 Man dies after being struck by a vehicle in Nanaimo Sunday CHEK News
• 2020-Jan-21 On Vancouver Island, Beaders Find a Way to Aid Search for MMIWG Tyee
• 2020-Dec-17 Nanaimo RCMP conduct new searches in nearly two-decade-old case CHEK News
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• Burial
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• File:Cn20180326-dallas-call.mp4 (video clip)
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• Before The Jungle
• The Jungle Cabaret
• Disappearance
• Timeline: July 1, 2002
• Lisa last seen by friends, last phone call, last text message
• RCMP lied about how often they've searched for Lisa and searches they've planned
• RCMP staffing issues prevented additional searches for Lisa
• Re-enactment: "exhaustive search by Nanaimo RCMP"
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