17-year-old girl found dead after being reported missing Sunday: Delta, B.C., police
DELTA, B.C. – A 17-year-old girl who was reported missing Sunday has been found dead inside a home on Tsawwassen First Nation lands south of Vancouver, B.C.
Delta police say officers searching for Maaike Blom discovered her body Tuesday.
A man has been arrested in connection with her death, though police stress the investigation is in its early stages.
They say in a statement that Blom was last seen by family members on Dec. 3 and her disappearance was considered out of character.
Police said Monday when they released a missing person advisory that the teen went missing from her home on Tsawwassen First Nation lands.
A statement from spokesperson Cris Leykauf says Delta police believe there is no risk to the public stemming from the circumstances of her death.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 7, 2021.
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