“Both are reported to be safe and well. Agency representatives are currently working out details to arrange their return to Canada,” said a news release from the Saskatoon Police Service. They added that “US authorities are considering the consequences and any possible 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 investigators.” The couple was spotted in Oregon City late Friday morning. Officials are still working out how to return Jansen to a legal guardian. Walker, 48, was first reported missing to police on July 24 after friends and family had not heard from her – a behavior described as arbitrary. 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 belongings in Chief Whitecap Park, just south of Saskatoon, and police learned that someone in the area had found Walker’s purse a few days earlier. Walker (also known as Dawn Dumont Walker) is the executive officer of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, the group representing the 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 have expressed serious concerns about the nature of her disappearance. Volunteers, family, friends and police spent days searching for her and her son in the Saskatoon area. People also offered tens of thousands of dollars to help find the boy. Police said they would update on Monday.
