UPDATE: Kelowna woman found safe and sound

UPDATE: RCMP say 54-year-old Valerie Fast has been located and she is safe and sound.

KELOWNA – RCMP are looking for public assistance to help them find a missing Kelowna woman.

Valerie Fast was last seen November 28, according to an RCMP media release. Police, friends and family are very worried about her well-being because they say it’s out of character for her to be out of contact for so long.

Fast is described at Caucasian, 54 years old, 5’7”, 180 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black leather coat with white sleeves.

Anyone with information about Fast and her possible whereabouts can contact local police or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Leave a tip online at www.crimestroppers.net or text to CRIMES (274637) known.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infonews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.