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Remains Found In Fraser River Identified As 23-Year-Old Chilliwack, B.C., Woman Laura Clark

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 Aug, 2018 01:05 PM

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — RCMP and the BC Coroners Service say remains found last month in the Fraser River are those of 23-year-old Laura Clark of Chilliwack, B.C.

Chilliwack RCMP say in a news release that Clark was reported missing to police on Aug. 3.

The release says it's believed Clark was last seen walking near the Agassiz Bridge on the evening of July 15.

Cpl. Mike Rail, spokesman for the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, says investigators are looking to retrace Clark's steps leading to her disappearance.

He says police are interested in speaking to anyone who may have seen her between July 15 and July 25, when her remains were found.

She's described as five feet eight inches tall and 141 pounds with blue eyes and blond hair, and at the time of her disappearance she was wearing a pink shirt and black shorts.

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