The daughter of a woman who went missing in the North Okanagan over the weekend has confirmed that she has been found dead.
It was widely suspected following the RCMP’s announcement Monday that officers found a body during the search for Tatjana Stefanski.
While police would not confirm the victim’s identity, Tatjana’s daughter Selina did that through a post on social media.
“Unfortunately, she isn’t with us anymore,” Selina wrote. “We loved her so so much and she’s in a better place now.”
Another development that came from the RCMP on Monday was that a man “believed to be involved” in Stefanski’s death was arrested and then released under a series of conditions.
Again, police did not identify the suspect, but Selina said the man released as part of the investigation was Tatjana’s ex-husband, Vitali Steffen.
“Shortly after being released, he was seen 600 metres from our home and had been walking towards our property,” Selina claimed. “He was picked up and brought back into Vernon by police, and then released once again after that.”
She called the decision to release Steffen “disgusting,” but S/Sgt. Kris Clark told NowMedia that suspicious death investigations are “complex” and “can take time.”
