Edmonton police have issued an Amber Alert for a boy seen walking Thursday afternoon with a suspicious man on 92B Avenue near the Ottewell Community League.

About six search and rescue workers are patrolling the area where the boy was last seen at about 2:15 p.m. local time.

He and the man were walking east from 68th Street.

The boy is white, six to eight years old, with lots of freckles on his face and short sandy brown hair. He was wearing navy shorts and a navy blue sleeveless, basketball-style jersey with an orange Transformer character on it. He was also wearing a red and blue ball cap and sports sandals.

A helicopter is also involved in the search.

The man is white, five feet seven inches tall and 40 to 45 years old, with an average build and unusual, high-pitched voice. He is also missing one or two teeth.

He was wearing a light blue and white plaid shirt, and blue jeans.

Police ask anyone with information to call 911.