Ten-year-old Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou vanished on March 12, 2018, after leaving his Ahuntsic-Cartierville home in Montreal around midday to walk alone to a friend’s house for the first time. Surveillance footage shows him entering Parc des Bateliers along the Rivière des Prairies, and a witness spoke with him there that morning. No footage or witness ever saw him leave the park and he never reached his friend’s home.

A massive search followed: police, firefighters, hundreds of volunteers, helicopters, boats and divers searched the neighborhood, park and riverbanks. Investigators came to view an accidental fall through the ice into the river as the most probable explanation, but the family rejects that conclusion. Ariel’s father, Kouadio Frédéric Kouakou, maintains the boy was abducted, saying Ariel was cautious around water. An Amber Alert issued and tips were received, but searches yielded no evidence. Age-progressed images have been released and Montreal police say the investigation remains open and they continue to validate leads.

Does anyone have information about Ariel’s movements in Parc des Bateliers that morning or remember seeing him after he entered the park?