RCMP say the search has been suspended for a woman from Australia who is believed to have gone missing while hiking in Cape Breton Highlands National Park last month.
The multi-agency search, which lasted six days, ended Sunday and no further search activity is planned at this time, according to RCMP.
Police received a report of a missing person on April 28.
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According to RCMP, Denise Ann Williams, 62, from Australia was last heard from two weeks prior on April 15, when she indicated she was travelling to Chéticamp, N.S.
Her rental vehicle, a Nissan Sentra, was found at the Parks Canada Visitor Centre near the Acadian Trail head.
Search efforts involved DNR Air Services, RCMP police dog services, multiple ground search and rescue teams, the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association, Parks Canada, Nova Scotia Public Safety Field Communications, and EHS emergency preparedness and special operations.
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Williams is described as being five feet four inches tall, with greyish shoulder-length blond hair. She is believed to be wearing a dark winter jacket, a powder blue toque with “Antarctica” written on it, an orange and blue scarf and glasses.
Anyone who may have seen Williams around the Cape Breton Highlands National Park is asked to call Inverness County District RCMP at 902-258-2213.
She may have frozen