The forensic search for a missing and presumed dead Edmonton teen has now moved outside the city, where investigators are scouring a wooded area to the west in Yellowhead County.

Samuel Bird , 14, went missing on June 1 in Edmonton. Police believe he was murdered . Investigators and volunteers have spent the last four months searching for any sign of the Indigenous teenager.

While much of the massive volunteer effort was spent scouring Edmonton, in particular the river valley, last week police said his body may have been taken as far as 150 kilometres west of the city and hidden.

It was a large area of thousands of square kilometres, stretching from Edmonton to Edson in the west, and as far south as Drayton Valley.

Since that announcement, police said they have received addition

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