“You are not in any trouble, we all just want you to be safe, I want to hug my baby, I love and miss you so much my son. Please come to me and help repair my heart – it’s slowly breaking.”
– Lance Briere’s mother, Elaine
A major search happened Tuesday in the Beaufort Delta in hopes of finding Lance Briere, who was last seen in Inuvik on February 8th.
At the time, the 32-year-old was working at the Gwich’in Wellness Camp located south of Inuvik on the east branch of the Mackenzie River.
Elaine Briere, holding poster, with husband Les in Inuvik last month. (Photo courtesy of Briere family)
Briere’s mother Elaine is hopeful that her son will be found and back with his family soon.
“He was loved by so many people,” she has said. “There has to be at least one person who knows what happened to him. Please come forward, phone Crime Stoppers.”
A Facebook group called “Bring Lance Home” was recently started to focus information in one place.
Elaine hopes more people will come forward and help in the efforts to locate her son, who was officially reported as missing to RCMP on February 17th.
The family is receiving support from investigators from the not-for-profit Missing Murdered and Indigenous People Canada and other experts.
On February 7, Briere left the camp with a black snowmobile belonging to the camp and was expected to return, but he never did.
The last reported sighting of Briere was the following day at the Inuvik liquor store.
At the time, he was wearing a bright green toque, reflective jacket, black ski pants and black boots.
The initial ground search around the camp was extensive and also included visiting military personnel who were in the region for a major training exercise.
The Canadian Civil Air Search and Rescue Association flew a spotter plane on three days in March.
