Amber Alert issued for six-year-old boy cancelled in Alberta, remains for B.C.

An Amber Alert has been issued for six-year-old Lanakai Morrison.

An Amber Alert issued early Thursday morning for six-year-old Lanakai Morrison was cancelled Friday afternoon for Alberta, but remains in place for British Columbia. Mounties in Beaverlodge, Alta., have cancelled the alert for the province the boy was originally taken from. The alert was expanded to B.C. and much of the Northwest Territories and the Yukon after he was spotted in Fort St. John, B.C., on Wednesday morning.

Police are actively investigating any leads and say there have been multiple sightings. He is believed to be with his mother, 35-year-old Krista Morrison, her 35-year-old partner Daniel Ludwig and a four-year-old child named Karl Morrison. Lanakai is described as having a slight build, long brown hair, and brown eyes.

Krista is described as 5′8′′ tall, with a medium build, long dark brown hair, and brown eyes. Ludwig is described as 5′11′′ tall, large build, a shaved head and brown eyes. He was previously described as having brown hair.

The four-year-old boy is described as having a slight build, long dirty blonde hair and brown eyes. The group is believed to be travelling in a 2006 red Ford F350, Alberta licence plate CXW8820. They were previously driving a 2015 black Toyota Tundra, which RCMP says officers have found, in a Thursday afternoon update.

RCMP Const. Sandra Geiger told CTV News Edmonton the incident stems from a family court order involving Lanakai. “From what I understand, RCMP were called to assist with the court order, and so from that this incident has transpired,” she said.

On Friday, RCMP asked the public to not call in unverified social media posts about the boy’s whereabouts as they continue to follow leads. Anyone who sees them should not approach and should instead call 911. With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Miriam Valdes-Carletti and The Canadian Press