Police three weeks into search for missing teen

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — As of Friday, it has been three weeks since Denny Poole was last seen on Highway 97 — just over a kilometre south of the Kiskatinaw River Bridge.

The RCMP says the 15-year-old and a friend were attempting to walk from Dawson Creek to Fort St. John on March 12, but Denny never arrived at his intended destination, nor did he return home. He was last seen at 7:30 that night.

The two teens wandered the highway and backroads for about 20 hours, taking what they thought to be short cuts of the back roads, but the police say it appears they kept getting turned around and did not make much headway.

Investigators once again are turning to the public to assist them in checking any wooded areas in a wide radius from where Denny was last reported being seen.

Denny is described as a First Nations, standing as approximately 5’7″ tall and weighing between 120-130 lbs with short black hair and brown eyes.

He was last seen wearing a grey DGK Sweater, black jeans, Osirus running shoes, and carrying a black backpack.

Anyone with more information regarding the disappearance of Denny, please call the Dawson Creek RCMP at 250-784-3700 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.