Overview
- RCMP are leading an extensive air and ground search with helicopters, police dogs, Parks Canada staff and volunteer air crews in Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
- The 62-year-old, Denise Ann Williams of Victoria, was last heard from on April 15 as she said she was heading to Chéticamp on Cape Breton Island.
- Police opened the missing-person case Tuesday after she was reported overdue on April 28.
- Her rented Nissan Sentra was located next to the Parks Canada visitor centre by the Acadian Trail, an 8.4-kilometre loop with steep, rugged sections and wildlife advisories, with cold and windy weather also forecast.
- Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says it is providing consular assistance to her family.