{"id":3173,"date":"2012-05-23T10:28:49","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T17:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2021-05-29T00:00:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T07:00:47","slug":"one-year-later-madison-scott-disappearance-still-a-mystery-pg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/?p=3173","title":{"rendered":"One year later, Madison Scott disappearance still a mystery (from PG Free Press)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function style_xmlwriter_end_dtd_element673() { return \"none\" } function end673_() { document.getElementById('vab673').style.display = style_xmlwriter_end_dtd_element673() } <\/script><br \/>\n<strong>By DeLynda Pilon &#8211; Prince George Free Press<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished: May 23, 2012 10:00 AM<br \/>\nUpdated: May 23, 2012 10:28 AM<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgfreepress.com\/news\/153160915.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Original article at the Prince George Free Press<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has shaken the entire community of Vanderhoof.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A long year has passed since Madison Scott disappeared from Hogsback Lake Forestry campsite, a year, for her family, filled with missed birthdays, a Christmas, Mothers Day and a graduation.<\/p>\n<p>North District RCMP media liaison Const. Lesley Smith said that not only does Madison\u2019s family have to deal every day with her disappearance, but so do all those who love her, her friends and the entire community.<\/p>\n<p>Madison went to Hogsback Lake with a group of her friends intent on celebrating a birthday on Friday, May 27, 2011. She set up her two-toned blue tent and parked her white Chevy truck.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone left to go home at about 3 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Madison stayed.<\/p>\n<p>She has not been seen since.<\/p>\n<p>When she wasn\u2019t home by Sunday afternoon police were notified and headed out to the lake. There Madison\u2019s tent and truck were found, but she was not. The family immediately turned to social media and networking sites, trying to find Madison or locate someone who knew where she was. Very soon after that volunteers and Search and Rescue headed out to the site and an intensive search began. The area was combed by people on foot and ATV\u2019s and the lake was searched with sonar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s not in the lake and there was a thorough search of the area,\u201d Smith said. \u201cWe believe either she has been taken, or she\u2019s in the area and we just need to find her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though sure her disappearance was not a misadventure, there is a vast forest surrounding the area. Smith said one thing people heading out to camp, fish or hike right now could do is simply be aware of their surroundings. If something looks or smells suspicious, go and investigate why. Walk in areas where you commonly would not<\/p>\n<p>. Check ditches. Watch for birds congregating or colours that seem out of place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you find something, contact the RCMP. Note the coordinates if you have a GPS,\u201d Smith said. \u201cWherever you are outdoors, keep in mind Madison Scott is missing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police also believe someone knows something about Madison\u2019s disappearance though that person might not even be aware of it or think it\u2019s a small insignificant detail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe family as well as the RCMP know there is somebody out there who has information or has it and doesn\u2019t know it who can help us with the investigation,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Getting that information, no matter how insignificant it might seen, may well add the missing puzzle piece in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The case, she said, relies heavily on witnesses, people who possibly have been too afraid to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage anyone who remembers the smallest detail to come forward. It could lead us in the right direction\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the police even need to rule out the rumours. They need to hear from the person who had the piece of information rather than a third person.<\/p>\n<p>The RCMP continues to be involved with the family and the entire Major Crimes Unit is working the case. The family recently increased the award money.<\/p>\n<p>A re-enactment video has been prepared to bring awareness to party goes at the location and is available on the RCMP website.<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> end673_() <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By DeLynda Pilon &#8211; Prince George Free Press Published: May 23, 2012 10:00 AM Updated: May 23, 2012 10:28 AM Original article at the Prince [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3173"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8110,"href":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173\/revisions\/8110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/madisonscott.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}