The hunt for Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod has attracted international media attention particularly Australian media.

US correspondent for 9 News Australia, Alexis Daish gave CKDM's Isaac Wihak some insight into how the Australians are feeling.

“I think back home in Australia, initially, it was very shocking. People couldn’t believe a young Aussie man on an adventure with his American girlfriend could have something like this, so inherently random, happen to him when he’s road tripping through the northern Rockies. So I think that has really rattled people back home.”

She added that Canada is a hot tourist destination for Australians and doesn’t think the murders will scare off those tourists.

Daish is in Gillam and says the RCMP really have deployed a lot of resources such as tactical officers, dogs, and drones.

“But also had the tactical assault vehicle that has come from Saskatchewan to help assist. But yesterday, that vehicle got packed up and returned back to Saskatchewan. Which does beg the question whether their feelings about the two of them being here are now weakening a little bit. We heard from police yesterday and they said that even though the last confirmed sighting of the pair is here in Gillam, they are now exploring the possibility that they have managed to skip town.”

Daish has been in Canada for 8 days and says the length of her stay will depend on the momentum of the manhunt.