The Amber Alert is over. The six-year-old boy it was issued for is still gone.
Beaverlodge RCMP cancelled the Amber Alert for Lanakai Morrison on the afternoon of July 10, and B.C. RCMP cancelled theirs later the same day. But Lanakai has not been found. Neither has his mother, 35-year-old Krista Morrison, her partner, 35-year-old Daniel Ludwig, or four-year-old Karl Morrison, Krista's other son, who is believed to be with them.
We covered the alert when it was issued and again when RCMP changed the vehicle description. This is where it stands now.
Why the alert was cancelled
RCMP gave a reason, and it's a stark one: "This alert was cancelled as there is no reasonable expectation the public, in Alberta, will be able to action the instructions in the alert."
In plain terms, police no longer believe the group is anywhere Albertans could realistically spot them. An Amber Alert works by putting a description in front of thousands of people who might see the child or the vehicle. Once investigators conclude the people they're looking for have moved beyond that reach, the alert stops doing its job.
RCMP did not elaborate, and did not answer calls or emails seeking clarification. B.C. RCMP cancelled their alert without any explanation or update at all.
Here's the part that matters for anyone who saw the cancellation and moved on: a cancelled Amber Alert almost always means a child was found. This one doesn't.
What an Amber Alert cancellation actually means
The confusion is understandable, and it's worth spelling out, because a lot of people will assume this ended well.
An Amber Alert is a tool with a specific job: flood a geographic area with a description so ordinary people can spot a child or a vehicle. It gets cancelled for several reasons. The child is found, which is the usual one. Or the criteria stop being met. Or, as here, police determine the alert can no longer produce useful tips in the area it covers, because the people they're searching for have left it.
That last case is the hardest to communicate. The alert going quiet is not the case going quiet. RCMP say the investigation is active, they're working with B.C. RCMP, and they have several leads. What ended is the public broadcast, not the search.
Where he was last seen
The trail runs into northeastern British Columbia.
Lanakai was taken on July 7 from Valhalla Centre, a hamlet about 63 kilometres northwest of Grande Prairie and less than 50 kilometres from the B.C. border. RCMP confirmed a sighting of him in Fort St. John, B.C., on the morning of July 8, around 9:30 a.m. That's roughly 160 kilometres, a two-hour drive, from where he was taken. Police say there were several other reported sightings in the province.
Before the alerts were pulled, the search had been expanded to all of B.C. and into much of the Northwest Territories and Yukon.
What police are still looking for
The investigation hasn't stopped, and the descriptions still matter.
Lanakai Morrison is six, white, with a slight build, long light brown hair, and brown eyes. Krista Morrison is 35, five foot eight, medium build, with long dark brown hair and brown eyes. Daniel Ludwig is 35, five foot eleven, large build, with a shaved head and brown eyes. Karl Morrison is four, white, slight build, with long dirty blonde hair and brown eyes.
The vehicle is a 2006 red Ford F350 with Alberta licence plate CXW8820. Police originally sought a black 2015 Toyota Tundra, but officers found that truck, and RCMP believe the group switched vehicles.
Anyone who sees them should not approach. Call 911, or Beaverlodge RCMP at 780-354-2955.
What comes next
The alert ending doesn't mean the case has. RCMP say they're following several leads and working across provincial lines. What it means is that police no longer think a mass public alert in Alberta is the tool that finds him.
For anyone in northeastern B.C., the Northwest Territories, or the Yukon, that red F350 and the plate number are still the thing to watch for.
Sources:
Beaverlodge RCMP, Amber Alert cancellation statement, July 10, 2026
Alberta RCMP, Amber Alert updates and confirmed Fort St. John sighting, July 10, 2026
BC RCMP, alert extension and cancellation, July 9–10, 2026
Culture Alberta, our earlier coverage of the Amber Alert
