Portage la Prairie RCMP searching for missing teen

16-year-old Darnelle Racette was last seen in Portage la Prairie on March 4, 2025. (Manitoba RCMP)

Mounties are asking the public’s help finding a 16-year-old teenage boy who went missing in Portage la Prairie earlier this month.

According to RCMP, Darnelle Racette was last seen on the evening of March 4. It’s believed he is in the Portage La Prairie, Long Plain First Nation, or Sandy Bay First Nation area.

“Efforts made to locate him have not been successful at this time and his current whereabouts remain unknown,” Portage la Prairie RCMP said in a release.

Racette is described as six feet tall, 200 lbs., with brown eyes and short black hair. He also has a tattoo that says ‘Racette’ over his left eye.

Anyone who has seen Racette or may have information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Portage la Prairie RCMP or Crime Stoppers.