Sask. police begin ‘meticulous’ search at Saskatoon landfill in Mackenzie Trottier case [Video]

Police officers and cadaver dogs have begun searching the Saskatoon landfill for answers in the Mackenzie Lee Trottier case.

Trottier has been missing for more than three years. She was 22-years-old when she was last seen on Dec. 21, 2020, leaving her family home.

Trottier’s father, Paul Trottier, said the landfill is “the last place anybody wants to be” when searching for a loved one.

“This is a long, trying and tiring journey that is not yet finished,” the woman’s father said.

The landfill search marks the first new lead in the case in over a year.

Each day for next 33 days, 14 officers and two dogs — with specialized training on tracking human remains — will sift through garbage from a dedicated area.

“It’s not an easy task. It will be meticulous and it will be draining on the officers, absolutely,” Saskatoon police Staff Sgt. Corey Lenius told …