N.B. RCMP conducting search in 2021 case of missing Bathurst teen Madison Roy-Boudreau

Madison Roy-Boudreau, shown in Bathurst Police handout photos. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Bathurst Police *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Police in New Brunswick are conducting a search as part of the ongoing investigation into the 2021 disappearance of a teenage girl from Bathurst, N.B.

The RCMP says specialized police services and Acadie-Chaleur ground search and rescue will be in the Middle River area on Friday and Saturday as it continues to investigate the disappearance of Madison Roy-Boudreau.

Police have previously said they are treating her disappearance as a homicide.

Boudreau’s father reported her missing the evening of May 11, 2021. He said he had last seen her around 7:30 that morning as she was heading off to school.

Police confirmed Roy-Boudreau, who was 14 at the time, had gotten into a grey Ford Ranger pickup truck that morning.

At the time, Bathurst Police Force Chief Stephane Roy said police had located the truck and immediately searched the residence and property where it was found.

On May 13, 2021, Roy said officers arrested the driver of the truck and seized the vehicle. On the same day, tips led police to search several quarries off St. Anne Street in Bathurst.

As part of the timeline, Roy said a 42-year-old man from nearby South Tetagouche, N.B., was brought before provincial court on May 14 and charged with failing to comply with the conditions of a court undertaking.

Several New Brunswick police units have conducted multiple searches since Boudreau disappeared. Police said the searches led them to obtain additional evidence in the case.

Bathurst police have faced repeated questions as to why they did not issue an Amber Alert after Boudreau was reported missing. Roy previously said the case did not meet all the criteria for an Amber Alert, which is issued in cases of child abductions, but he would not elaborate.

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