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Missing Person

UPDATE: Kamloops woman located

UPDATE: 7:09 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015 RCMP say Rhonda Johnson has been located and is back with her family. 3:05 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015 KAMLOOPS - A woman has been reported missing after she didn't return home from a walk to the store yesterday. RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating a Rhonda...

UPDATE: Body of missing woman found by search and rescue teams in Juniper Ridge

FOUL PLAY NOT SUSPECTED KAMLOOPS - Search and Rescue members along with the Kamloops RCMP have found the body of a woman who had been missing since Sunday. Lyla 'Jeannie' Brace, 47, was last seen at her home on Sunday evening, Aug. 30. Her vehicle was found abandoned in the Juniper area last night, Aug....

UPDATE: Body of missing Kamloops woman located

UPDATE: 3:49 P.M., SEPT. 1, 2015 RCMP confirm a body found in a wooded area this morning, Sept. 1, in the Juniper area is that of Lyla Brace. 3:24 P.M., AUG. 31, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP are asking for help in locating a woman who was last seen Sunday evening. Const. Jason Epp says Lyla...

Missing woman with health concerns found

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - A missing Kelowna woman with health concerns has been located, according to RCMP. Brittany Nelson, 30, has been located and is safe and sound," Cpl. Joe Duncan says in a release sent one day after friends reported her absence. To contact the reporter for this story, email John McDonald at jmcdonald@infonews.ca or...

UPDATE: 41-year-old woman located

UPDATE: 2:37 P.M., AUG. 18, 2015 RCMP say Tilley Powder has been located 'safe and sound.' 1:39 P.M., AUG. 17, 2015 KAMLOOPS - A woman last seen Tuesday in the downtown area of Kamloops has been reported missing by her family, who say it’s out of character for her to not be in contact. Tilley...

Help locate this missing Kelowna man

KELOWNA – The family of a missing Kelowna man is concerned about his well-being after he missed a number of appointments. Andrew Sorensen, 26, has missed a number of his scheduled medical appointments and as a result his family contacted the RCMP. Police are now asking for your help to find Sorensen. He is Caucasian,...

Missing Chase teen last seen in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing teenager. Skyler Sampolio, 18, of Chase was reported missing by his family on Saturday, Aug. 1 and was last seen in the Kamloops area, according to a media release from the RCMP. Sampolio is described as a Native male, 5’8” tall and...

UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teen found

UPDATE: 4:53 p.m., Friday, July 24, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP say missing teenager Lane Lewis has been located safe and sound. 11:24 a.m., Friday, July 24, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP are asking for help in locating a 14-year-old reported missing earlier this week. Lane Lewis was reported missing by his family Thursday, July 23. The...

Police dive teams return to Kal Lake in search of missing man

VERNON - Police teams are focussing efforts on Kalamalka Lake as they search for a man missing since June 27. Curtis Wilson, 24, was last seen with his friend Shane Letkeman, 32, who was found dead in the lake June 28. Wilson’s family reported him missing last week, and police launched a full scale search...

UPDATE: Missing Lumby woman has been found safe

VERNON - Police say a Lumby woman has been found safe.  A family member reported Susan Catt, 54, missing about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, to the Lumby RCMP detachment. She was found sometime Tuesday, according to a RCMP release sent around midnight. An original release said Catt left her home in Lumby around...

Missing person last seen with man discovered dead in Kal Lake: Family

VERNON - A person last seen with the man who turned up dead in Kalamalka Lake has not been seen or heard from since Saturday, June 27, prompting concerned family members to plead for information from the public. Shanna Wilson says her brother, Curtis Wilson, was last seen in Vernon Saturday morning having breakfast with...

UPDATE: Missing Lake Country woman found

LAKE COUNTRY - A missing 81-year-old woman has been found alive and well in Lake Country this afternoon. Const. Kris Clark says Norma Bowman was found near the Aspen Grove Golf Course in Lake Country. She had been last seen at her home near Swalwell Park yesterday, June 24. Clark says Bowman is alive and...

Woman who went missing in Okanagan bush has outstanding warrants

PEACHLAND - The Winnipeg woman who went missing for more than a week and then was found by two men checking on livestock on an old logging road near Peachland is due for a court appearance in Manitoba. Kara Jo Leigh Stoyanowksi, 24, went missing for nine days after she left a recreational area near...

UPDATE: Kelowna man located

UPDATE: 6:59 A.M., JUNE 23, 2015 RCMP say Graham Moore has been located. 3:53 P.M., JUNE 19, 2015 KELOWNA – Police are looking for a missing Kelowna man who was reported missing earlier this week. RCMP say Graham Moore, 58, was last seen at 11:11 a.m., Tuesday, June 16, in the 100-block of Highway 33...

UPDATE: Woman missing near Peachland for more than a week found

UPDATE: 6:44 A.M., JUNE 19, 2015 RCMP say Kara Stoyanowski has been found alive. More details are expected later today. 2:32 p.m., June 15, 2015 WEST KELOWNA – Still no sign of a Winnipeg woman missing in the wilderness west of Peachland for almost a week. RCMP are hoping there is someone who knows something...

Kamloops teen missing

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are asking for help locating a teen last seen on the weekend. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says Daniel Munro, 17, was last seen on Sunday, May 31. The First Nations teen is 6’4” and 250 lbs with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Kamloops...

UPDATE: Young Kelowna man found

Update: RCMP say missing person Ryan Vetter, 20, has been found. —— KELOWNA – RCMP are asking for help to find a missing 20-year-old man with autism who’s been missing for over 24 hours. Police say Ryan Vetter was last seen Saturday morning, May 30, at his home in Rutland. Vetter was wearing glasses, a...

UPDATE: Two teen girls from Kamloops located

UPDATE: 8:06 A.M., MAY 24, 2015 Both girls have been located and are safe. 9:31 P.M., MAY 23, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Two teen girls are missing from Kamloops this weekend and it is believed they may be travelling together to the Central Interior. Kamloops RCMP believe 13-year-old Taylor Donald (also known as Taylor Garrioch) could be...

UPDATE: 16-year-old Kamloops girl located

UDPATE: 5:21 P.M., MAY 21, 2015 RCMP say Starcey Laughington has been located and is safe and sound. 2:33 P.M., MAY 21, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP are asking for help to find a missing 16-year-old girl last seen Sunday evening. Starcey Laughington, 16, is described as First Nations, 5’2” and 112 pounds with short black...

Body of missing man recovered in South Thompson River

KAMLOOPS - Police located the body of a 58-year-old man who was reported missing May 18.  Cpl. Chery Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP detachment, says investigators recovered the man's body the afternoon of May 20 from the South Thompson River.  Police asked the public for information earlier this week after the man's truck...

Police asking for public’s help in missing person case

KAMLOOPS - Police are asking for the public’s assistance in the search for a man reported missing May 18. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP detachment, says the police helicopter, the dog unit and Kamloops Search and Rescue spent the evening searching the area where the man’s truck was located. Agency members...

UPDATE: Kamloops teen located

UPDATE: 3:28 P.M., MAY 12, 2015 RCMP say 15-year-old Kyla Spijksma has been located and is safe. 11:06 A.M., MAY 12, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Police are asking for help locating a teen last seen by her family Monday evening. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush says Kyla Spijksma, 15, was last seen by her family...