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Abbotsford police release surveillance video in missing woman’s case

Erica Schmidt. Submitted

Fifty-nine-year-old Erica Schmidt went missing more than a week ago, and now Abbotsford police are releasing a surveillance video they hope will help to solve her disappearance.

Abbotsford police has obtained a security video that captures Erica walking northbound in the 2400 block of McCallum Road at 3:15 pm on Saturday, October 5, the day she was reported missing.

Erica likely left the family home on Timberlane Drive sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on October 5. It is believed that she walked away from the residence.

In the video, she was wearing a light blue jacket, a long dark skirt, flat shoes and carrying a large black purse.

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Abbotsford police say officers continue to speak with witnesses and explore all possible sightings.

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There have been several reported sightings of Erica in Abbotsford and other communities in British Columbia.

Anyone who may have seen Erica in the area of  McCallum Road on October 5 is asked to give police a call.

An additional photo of Schmidt has also been released.

Erica Schmidt. Police handout

Schmidt is is 5’4” tall and weighs 140 pounds with short brown hair and blue eyes.

She did not pack belongings and she does not own a cell phone.

Friends and family are extremely concerned about her.

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