A search is underway on the east side of Eagle Mountain in Coquitlam for Annette Poitras, a 56-year-old dog walker who has gone missing.
Coquitlam RCMP is now working alongside the search and rescue crews.
Search and Rescue Manager Michael Coyle says Poitras was last spoken to at about 2:30 p.m. Monday when she said that she was walking three dogs near her home in Westwood Plateau.
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“She was walking three dogs when she went missing, or we believe she was anyway: a collie named Chloe, that’s her dog, and a boxer named Roxy who is a very young dog, and a puggle named Bubba who is 13-years-old and a little overweight.”
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“She may have started walking around 2 p.m. So people up and around the area may have seen her. We’d appreciate that they call the RCMP and let them know, we would be able to narrow down the area,” said Coyle.
Crews have been looking for her since 8 p.m. Monday.
“It’s a popular hiking-dog walking area so there’s all sorts of tracks and things but nothing we can say is tied to her.”
She is believed to be wearing a black toque, and a pink or navy jacket.
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Annette’s husband, Marcel, is hopeful they’ll locate her.
“They searched last night till quite late. But Coquitlam Search and Rescue, they were pretty beat, they’d already been all over the mountain so this morning we’re getting search and rescue groups from all over the Lower Mainland. A helicopter will come in at light and we’re going to find her.”
As of Tuesday morning, North Shore Rescue, Surrey Search and Rescue, Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue, and Lions Bay Search and Rescue are also involved.
Poitras is described as:
- Caucasian with a medium build
- 150 cms (4’11)
- Blonde hair, blue eyes
If you have seen Poitras or know where she is, RCMP ask that you call 911 but say they do not require members of the public to help in the physical search.
With files from Kyle Benning