Saskatoon police extend timeline on landfill search for Mackenzie Lee Trottier

Saskatoon police are extending the timeline for their search of the city landfill in the investigation into the 2020 disappearance of Mackenzie Lee Trottier.

The landfill search started on May 1 and was scheduled to last 33 days. On Friday, 31 days into the search, police said they will be continuing the search for an undetermined length of time.

"While significant progress has been made, the search of this area of interest has not been completed and investigators remain interested in continuing," a police news release said.

Trottier, who was 22 when she went missing, was last seen on Dec. 21, 2020.

Police say their investigation indicated her remains could be at the landfill, and officers were able to determine which garbage trucks to track. Police were then able to access those trucks' GPS tracking co-ordinates from the city.

Investigators identified an area that is 930 cubic metres in size, and police and purpose-trained dogs have been methodically searching the material from that area for the past month.

Police said they will provide an update on the search "upon its conclusion or as information becomes relevant."

WATCH | Mackenzie Trottier's father speaks about the long, trying and tiring journey his family is on: 

Paul Trottier speaks as police begin searching Saskatoon landfill in daughter's missing persons case

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Police began their search of the Saskatoon landfill Wednesday, May 1 as part of their investigation into the 2020 disappearance of Mackenzie Lee Trottier. Her father, Paul Trottier, spoke to reporters about being "the last place anybody wants to be."