The search for a missing Nanaimo woman has ended happily.
She was with three other people when she and a male companion wandered off from the group during a day excursion on Tuesday, Nov. 28 in the Mt. Benson area.
The other couple returned on Tuesday but the missing woman and her companion did not.
Nanaimo RCMP said in a release that the man and a black Dodge pickup truck were located Wednesday but the missing woman was not.
On Thursday afternoon, she was found near the intersection of South Forks Road and Nanaimo River Road, police confirmed.
“She was very cold and treated at scene by BCEHS for exposure, then transported to the Nanaimo hospital for a medical assessment,” police said in a statement.
“The Nanaimo RCMP would like to thank everyone involved with NSAR for providing such an essential service to our community and beyond. Their dedication, tenacity and professionalism were instrumental in bringing this incident to a successful resolution”, R/Const. Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP said in a release.
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