Castlegar RCMP confirm missing woman found deceased
Royal Canadian Mounted Police signage in Castlegar. RCMP confirmed Oct. 15 that a woman reported missing in September had been found deceased.
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CASTLEGAR — A 41-year-old woman who was reported missing in Castlegar more than six weeks ago has been found deceased, according to an update issued by Castlegar RCMP on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Police said the death has been deemed non-criminal and the investigation has been turned over to the BC Coroners Service. The RCMP did not disclose where or when the woman was found or provide information about the circumstances of her death.
The woman was reported missing on Sept. 1 after last being seen that day in the 1400 block of Columbia Avenue in Castlegar.
On Sept. 3, Castlegar RCMP issued a public appeal for assistance in locating her, releasing identifying information and a photograph in the hope that someone could provide information about her whereabouts.
The Boundary Sentinel reported the appeal on Sept. 7. At that time, police had not issued a further public notice indicating that she had been located.
The Oct. 15 announcement brings the public missing-person appeal to a close, 44 days after the woman was reported missing.
The RCMP's determination that the death was non-criminal does not establish a cause of death. The BC Coroners Service is responsible for investigating reportable deaths in British Columbia to establish the identity of the deceased and determine how, when, where and by what means the death occurred.
Castlegar RCMP extended condolences to the woman's family and friends and said no further information would be released.
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