Amber Alert phone notifications delayed due to tech issue
A delay in phone notifications during an Amber Alert on Sunday is being blamed on a “text issue” with the National Public Alerting System, according to the Saskatchewan government.
The Amber Alert for a six-year-old girl who was abducted in North Battleford was issued around 7:30 p.m. and successfully broadcast on radio and T.V.
However, it wasn’t until approximately 10:30 p.m. that phones across Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba started to buzz and alarm with the alert.
A statement issued by Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Government Relations said the alert had been sent for wireless notification right away.