The teenager, Hassan Mohammed, was last seen in the lake area of the Rotary Park Outdoor Waterpark around 3 p.m.
His mother told CTV News that Hassan was with his twin brother as he went down the lazy river next to the lake and at the bottom he jumped off small rocks and into the neighboring lake, but never came back.
“My child, he thought he was safe,” Muna Mohammed said.
“I need my child… I am the mother, I need my child.”
The parents are concerned about what they say are delays in efforts to find the boy and believe there are no safety warnings at the park.
RCMP search for Hassan Mohamed at Rotary Park Outdoor Waterpark on Monday, August 15, 2022. (Dave Mitchell/CTV News Edmonton) Mountaineers and firefighters were searching for the 14-year-old on Monday afternoon. The park is closed and police are urging people to avoid the area. Whitecourt is located approximately 180 kilometers northwest of Edmonton.