Add StudioX as a preferred source on GoogleCRITICAL PUBLIC-SAFETY UPDATE: The search for 71-year-old Meike Mantai is continuing after the vehicle she was last seen driving was found without her near Sandcut Beach on Vancouver Island.
West Shore RCMP said the white 2018 Toyota RAV4 was located on the morning of Friday, October 30, near Sandcut Beach in Jordan River Regional Park in Shirley, B.C. Mantai was not with the vehicle and remains missing. Police say they are concerned for her wellbeing and safety.
Where and when she was last seen
Mantai was reported missing on October 28. RCMP say she was last seen on Tuesday, October 27, at approximately 11 a.m., driving the white 2018 Toyota RAV4 in the Saanich area.
After the vehicle was found, RCMP Police Dog Services, Juan de Fuca and Metchosin Search and Rescues, and RCMP Air Services were called out to search the area. The RCMP update did not provide further details about how the vehicle came to be there.
Police ask anyone with information to come forward
West Shore RCMP are asking anyone with information about Mantai’s whereabouts to contact their local police. The police have not asked members of the public to conduct their own search in the area.
RCMP describe Mantai as 71 years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall, with a medium build, medium-length grey hair and hazel eyes.
Official updates: West Shore RCMP update: vehicle located, search continues (October 30); West Shore RCMP initial missing-person appeal (October 29).
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