The British Columbia mother of a woman who was found dead after she went missing wants Canada to create an “adult alert” for missing people over the age of 18. The body of Alina Durham’s 23-year-old daughter Shaelene Bell was discovered June 2, 2021, in a river four months after she went missing. Durham started an online petition to create Shaelene’s Missing Adult Alert so law enforcement can notify the public if an adult is missing and at risk of imminent danger or death.

Police in Bellingham, Washington, safely recovered a 9-year-old girl in January 2017 after an AMBER Alert was issued in British Columbia. The child had been taken by her 48-year-old mother who no longer had custody and violated a court order by crossing the border. Officers found the pair at a church after finding the suspect's car at a nearby hotel.

A Manitoba, Canada, legislator is proposing creating a Silver Alert system for missing elders or people with cognitive disabilities. Silver Alerts are already issued in British Columbia. Len Isleifson said the system is needed to help elderly or vulnerable people who wander away.