Police hope the public can help find a woman who’s the source of an extensive marine search and rescue operation.
Nanaimo RCMP are trying to locate Amber Nitchman, 34, the registered owner of sailboat named Gypsy Soul.
The boat was located on Thursday, May 15 just after 2 p.m. on the shoreline near north Nanaimo’s Bayshore Dr. off Hammond Bay Rd., the Nanaimo RCMP stated in a news release.
“An extensive ground and water search involving the Nanaimo Search and Rescue, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center, Coast Guard, and the Nanaimo RCMP has proved unsuccessful.”
Anybody with information on the whereabouts of Amber Nitchman is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP’s non-emergency line at: 250-754-2345.
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