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N.S. RCMP continue search for missing teen

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 19 Aug, 2020 07:39 PM

Nova Scotia RCMP are releasing new information in the hopes of finding a 14-year-old Cape Breton girl who has not been seen since last Thursday.

Eskasoni RCMP said today that Mary (Molly) Martin is believed to be travelling around Cape Breton with 47-year-old Darcy Doyle.

The teen was last seen around 4 p.m. Aug. 13 in Eskasoni. She is described as Indigenous, 5 feet 1 inches tall and 100 pounds, with brown hair and eyes, a rose tattoo on her left forearm and could be wearing glasses.

Doyle, who is from Mira Gut, is described as six feet tall, 190 pounds, with long black hair, a full beard and moustache, and brown eyes.

RCMP say the pair may be travelling on red or green ATVs.

They're continuing to search the Cape Breton area by land and helicopter, and are asking anyone who sees Martin to contact authorities.

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