According to police, Dawn Walker and her seven-year-old son, Vincent Jansen, have been located in Oregon after entering the United States illegally.
“Both are reported to be safe and well. Agency representatives are currently working out the details to arrange their return to Canada,” said a news release from the Saskatoon Police Service.
They added that “US authorities are considering the implications and any potential action as a result of illegal entry into the US. Pending any action by US authorities, Dawn Walker will be returned to Saskatoon to meet with the researchers.”
The pair were spotted in Oregon City on Friday morning.
Officials are still investigating how to return Jansen to a legal guardian.
Walker, 48, was first reported to police on July 24 after her friends and family had not heard from her, behavior described as out of character. He was last seen on July 22 at a business in the 300 block of Owen Manor in Saskatoon.
On July 25, police found Walker’s truck and other personal items in Chief Whitecap Park, south of Saskatoon, and police learned that someone in the area had found Walker’s purse a couple of days earlier.
Walker (aka Dawn Dumont Walker) is the chief operating officer of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, the group representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan. She is also a well-known author who was recently nominated for a national book award.
People who know Walker expressed serious concerns about the nature of his disappearance. Volunteers, family, friends and police spent days searching for her and her son in the Saskatoon area. People also donated tens of thousands of dollars to help find the boy.
Police said they will provide an update on Monday.