Rescuers Search for Missing Edmonton Teen Swept Away by North Saskatchewan River

Debris is seen floating along the North Saskatchewan River as water levels rise in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. Codie McLachlan/The Canadian Press

Police are asking the public for help to find a 14-year-old Edmonton boy believed to have been caught in the current of the North Saskatchewan River and swept away over the weekend.

Edmonton Police spokesman Daniel Tames told The Epoch Times on June 5 that rescue crews are continuing to look for the youth who was last seen on June 4 at 5 p.m. local time.