MA AIDEN BLANCHARD: Missing from Chicopee, MA - 5 Feb 2021 - Age 11 *Found Deceased*

Local, state authorities pause search for missing 11-year-old boy

Chicopee police say the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing unit and dive team was called in to search for Aiden Blanchard, who was last seen on Friday.

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All-out search underway for missing 11-year-old boy in Chicopee, police say​

State and local authorities are involved in the search for a Massachusetts boy who recently went missing.

The Chicopee Police Department says 11-year-old Aiden Blanchard was last seen alone in the area of the Medina Street boat ramp between 11 a.m. and noon on Friday.

Police say "all efforts are being made" in their search and rescue operations, which include the Massachusetts State Police and surrounding departments.

The MSP Air Wing unit, drones and boats from the Chicopee police and fire departments are being deployed to search waterways in the area, including the Connecticut River, out of an abundance of caution.

According to police, Blanchard is 5 feet tall, weighs approximately 100 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a red ski jacket, black ski pants and black sneakers.

State Police, Chicopee police pause search for missing 11-year-old boy - The Boston Globe

Aiden Blanchard was last seen Friday walking alone in the Willimansett neighborhood to the lower Front Street area, which is close to the Connecticut River. High winds and inclement weather prompted the search to be paused, police said Saturday evening.

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State Police, Chicopee police asking for public’s help finding missing 11-year-old boy​

State Police and Chicopee police are asking for the public’s help in finding an 11-year-old boy who was last walking near the Connecticut River on Friday.

Aiden Blanchardwas last seen walking alone in the Willimansett neighborhood to the lower Front Street area, which is close to the Connecticut River, Chicopee police said in a Facebook post. As of Saturday morning, search and rescue teams were deployed in the area of the Medina Street boat ramp, which is on the Connecticut River.


MEDIA - AIDEN BLANCHARD: Missing from Chicopee, MA since 5 Feb 2021 - Age 11

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Chicopee police following leads to find missing 11-year-old Aiden Blanchard: Asking Willimansett residents to review surveillance cameras

Aiden Blanchard was last seen around 11 a.m. on Friday wearing a red jacket and black ski pants.

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Chicopee police following leads to find missing 11-year-old Aiden Blanchard: Asking Willimansett residents to review surveillance cameras​

Police are continuing to search for an 11-year-old who has been missing since Friday and asking anyone from the Willimansett neighborhood to examine home video camera footage to help detectives.


Police and firefighters began the search with boats, drones and a helicopter Friday afternoon and broke it off when it became too dark to be safe. It was resumed on Saturday and continued until high winds and a lack of evidence halted it, Davis said.

The snow has made it too dangerous to resume the search on Sunday but police are spending their time following up on leads that may help locate the child, she said.

“We will assess the information that comes in and resume the search if needed,” Davis said.

Aiden may have been in the area of Old Field Road. If anyone in that neighborhood especially has any type of surveillance camera they are asked to review footage between 11 a.m. Friday and midnight on Saturday to see he may have been caught on camera to help police track where he may have walked, she said.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Chicopee educators plan crisis counseling while search continues for Aiden Blanchard, a missing sixth-grader

A search of the Connecticut River was called off because of weather but police continue to follow leads.

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Chicopee educators plan crisis counseling while search continues for Aiden Blanchard, a missing sixth-grader​

As police continue to search for a missing 11-year-old boy, educators are preparing to help classmates and friends with their concerns about his disappearance.

Aiden is a sixth-grader at Edward J. Bellamy Middle School and attended Gen. John J. Stefanik School for elementary school. He also has a brother and sister who are fifth-graders at Stefanik School, Superintendent Lynn A. Clark said.

“Certainly our thoughts and prayers are with his family. He has been with us since kindergarten at Stefanik,” she said.

At both schools the principal, vice principals, counselors, classroom teachers and other educators who may be connected to Aiden or his siblings met on Sunday to discuss how to help children who are upset and worried about his disappearance, Clark said.

While the number of students who have been able to attend in-person classes during the pandemic has been limited, Aiden and his classmates attended class full-time under the phase-in plan that started by introducing the youngest students into in-person classes into each school first. Sixth-graders attended school for about six weeks before all students returned to remote learning in mid-November.

His classmates and teachers do know him from in-person classes as well as spending plenty of time on remote platforms, Clark said.

“It hits the classmates and they do worry and they do need a safe place to process it,” Clark said. “We are going to have counselors available by appointment and by Zoom.”

As with any other crisis, counselors from other schools will pitch in to help if more staff is needed to help the students, she said.

Chicopee schools have handled multiple traumas over the past few years including the deaths of Minhal Hussain, 10, a fifth-grader at Sgt. Robert Litwin School, and his cousin Salman Jaffrey, 11, of Rhode Island, who fell through the ice on the Chicopee River while going out to play near Hussain’s home off Fuller Road during the Christmas vacation last year.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Search Continues For Missing Chicopee Boy Aiden Blanchard

Police continue to search for a Chicopee boy who has been missing for days.

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Search Continues For Missing Chicopee Boy Aiden Blanchard​

Police continue to search for a Chicopee boy who has been missing for days. Aiden Blanchard was last seen Friday in the Willimansett neighborhood by the Connecticut River.

The 11-year-old is 5 feet tall, 100 pounds and was wearing black ski pants and a red coat. Police are asking anyone with home video in the Willimansett area, specifically near Old Field Road, to review footage from Friday between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Police said they do not suspect any foul play at this time.

 

[Kimster]

Him being that close to the water has me very concerned about the outcome.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Chicopee police continue to search for missing 11-year-old boy: Foul play not suspected in his disappearance

Aiden Blanchard, a sixth-grader, is believed to have been heading to the area of the Medina Street boat launch.

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Chicopee police continue to search for missing 11-year-old boy: Foul play not suspected in his disappearance​

“All evidence thus far substantiates that Aiden was alone and near the river when he went missing,” police said.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Search resumes for missing 11-year-old Chicopee boy

Authorities have resumed the search for a missing Chicopee boy, and they say they don’t suspect foul play in his disappearance. Aiden Blanchard, 11, was last seen near the Medina St. boat ramp in the Willimansett area of Chicopee around 11:30 a.m. Friday. He is described as 5 feet tall and...

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Search resumes for missing 11-year-old Chicopee boy​

The search had to be paused this weekend because of a lack of evidence, poor weather conditions, and dangerous waters, authorities said. It resumed on Tuesday.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Poor kiddo. It does sound like they think he fell into the river.

 

[kdg411]

Poor kiddo. It does sound like they think he fell into the river.

As much as it hurts my heart to think, has anyone addressed possible self-harm? If I missed this please disregard.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

As much as it hurts my heart to think, has anyone addressed possible self-harm? If I missed this please disregard.

They hadn't released much up until now. But unfortunately that sounds like a possibility after reading this article.

Mother seeking help, search continues for missing 11-year-old Chicopee boy

CHICOPEE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Mass. State Police are scanning from above the Connecticut River, the area where 11-year-old Aiden Blanchard was last seen. This is as his mother shares more

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Photos of 11-year-old Aiden Blanchard are circulating. Aiden's mother shared them with Western Mass News, and we learned that the little boy with a big smile has been dealing with a major loss.

Aiden’s mother told Western Mass News his father passed tragically in June, and he has been struggling with managing his grief. She told us she wants him found.

 

[GrandmaBear]

As much as it hurts my heart to think, has anyone addressed possible self-harm? If I missed this please disregard.

It crossed my mind but I didn't mention it. In my old school ways and thoughts, no 11 year old takes their own life. But I have had to realize and remember that it does happen these days with bullying online, etc. Such a world they live in. One can shelter to death but that does a bit of a disservice too in another way over time or can. They have to learn at some point to deal with the real world if even gradually on their own. Very challenging these days imo and worse all of the time, I don't pretend to know the answer. The big real eye opening one to me was the I think 9 year old not too long ago in Wisconsin in the vicinity of the Wisconsin Dells (not exactly, but not hours and hours away either). It seemed to be hinted at almost and I thought no way, a 9 year old would commit suicide, that is very far fetched. Sure enough that is what they determined when found. So sad. So it did cross my mind here but I still try to resist the thought that it is a likely scenario at such a young age.

 

[GrandmaBear]

They hadn't released much up until now. But unfortunately that sounds like a possibility after reading this article.

Mother seeking help, search continues for missing 11-year-old Chicopee boy

CHICOPEE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Mass. State Police are scanning from above the Connecticut River, the area where 11-year-old Aiden Blanchard was last seen. This is as his mother shares more

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Photos of 11-year-old Aiden Blanchard are circulating. Aiden's mother shared them with Western Mass News, and we learned that the little boy with a big smile has been dealing with a major loss.

Aiden’s mother told Western Mass News his father passed tragically in June, and he has been struggling with managing his grief. She told us she wants him found.

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Just read this. That changes things some. Big loss for a young boy and the entire family would be reeling as well most likely over such a loss. I pray they find him safe and alive but I can't think of many scenarios that are likely after this amount of time. Sadly.

 

[Guess Who]

As much as it hurts my heart to think, has anyone addressed possible self-harm? If I missed this please disregard.

i was thinking the same thing but also thinking of kids that age wanting to walk on the ice that might not be strong enough.

 

[GrandmaBear]

i was thinking the same thing but also thinking of kids that age wanting to walk on the ice that might not be strong enough.

The walking on ice crossed my mind too, I have seen grown men take ridiculous chances so not an out there thought. Yet in one of the recent posts or videos I just watched last night I think, it looked like there was no ice at all on that river, from what I could tell anyhow...

 

[Takeitfromme]

I live in Massachusetts now. I hadn't heard about this until right now. But I haven't been online really or looking at the news. So sad. Hope he is found safe like now, but it's been some days now...

 

[Takeitfromme]

Just read this. That changes things some. Big loss for a young boy and the entire family would be reeling as well most likely over such a loss. I pray they find him safe and alive but I can't think of many scenarios that are likely after this amount of time. Sadly.

Oh boy. This changes things a bit... Struggling with grief and not grieving properly can lead to a dark place in one's mind

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

'Vast Areas Of Ice' - Flight Crews Resume Search For Lost 11-Year-Old On CT River

The search continued by air, land, and water for missing 11-year-old boy Aiden Blanchard today, Thursday, Feb. 11, the sixth day of his disappearance.Chicopee Police, Massachusetts State Police, and the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing …

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'Vast Areas Of Ice' - Flight Crews Resume Search For Lost 11-Year-Old On CT River​

The search continued by air, land, and water for missing 11-year-old boy Aiden Blanchard today, Thursday, Feb. 11, the sixth day of his disappearance.

Chicopee Police, Massachusetts State Police, and the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing searched the Connecticut River and its banks from the Massachusetts Turnpike down to the Connecticut state line, seeking any evidence related to Aiden's disappearance, police said in an update.

"The flight crew did not locate any evidence related to Aiden’s disappearance. The crew observed vast areas of ice covering parts of the river," police said.

Search for missing 11-year-old Chicopee boy continues with intensive aerial scan of Connecticut River

Aiden Blanchard, a student at Edward J. Bellamy Middle School, was last seen on Friday morning.

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Search for missing 11-year-old Chicopee boy continues with intensive aerial scan of Connecticut River​

On Wednesday night a person reported seeing a body in the river in Agawam, prompting a two-hour search of the river in that town by boat by the Agawam Fire Department and by the state police helicopter.

“It reconvened this morning with a drone flight. We didn’t find anything of interest,” Agawam Fire Chief Alan Sirois said.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

The search continues: Chicopee Boy still missing after one week

Local and State Police are continuing to search for a missing 11-year-old boy from Chicopee.

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The search continues: Chicopee Boy still missing after one week​

It’s been one week since Aiden Blanchard was last seen and police are out on the Connecticut River again Friday searching for him.

State Police will continue their search efforts with local police in the coming days in hopes to locate and Aiden.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Chicopee Police continue search for missing 11-year-old with plea for anyone who was behind WWLP-22 station to contact them

Aiden Blanchard, a sixth-grader, has been missing since Feb. 5.

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Chicopee Police continue search for missing 11-year-old with plea for anyone who was behind WWLP-22 station to contact them​

In their continued search for an 11-year-old boy who has been missing for more than a week, police are asking for assistance from anyone who may have been walking in the area behind the WWLP-22 station off Chicopee Street the day the child disappeared.


“We are looking to speak to anyone who was walking behind the area of the WWLP-22 News Broadcast Center,” police said on Facebook.

Detectives are looking for anyone who was in that area between about 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Feb. 5. Those who were in that location are asked to call Chicopee Police detectives at 413-594-1740.

Police also continue to ask any residents who saw Aiden after about 11 a.m. on Friday to contact them. Willimansett residents, especially those who live around Old Field Road, are also asked to check any footage of surveillance cameras to see if he was picked up on video any time after he disappeared.

The area behind WWLP-22 leads to the Chicopee and Connecticut rivers. Since Aiden’s disappearance, multiple searches have been conducted along both waterways.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Boy STILL MISSING 10 days after vanishing near TV station: Reports

The search continues for an 11-year-old Massachusetts boy who has not been seen or heard from since vanishing earlier this month. MassLive reported that Aiden Blanchard was last seen in Willimansett on the morning of February 5. Blanchard was possibly heading to an area near the Medina Street...

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