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Melissa McDevitt, 39, went missing six months ago after entering a remote hiking trail in Sooke. New information has led volunteers and the Sooke RCMP to resume that search this weekend.

Sooke RCMP say Melissa McDevitt’s disappearance has continued to be an active missing persons investigation and have remained in contact with her family.

The search for a hiker who went missing last December in the Sooke area is set to resume on Saturday after new information was discovered.

Sooke RCMP say Melissa McDevitt's disappearance has continued to be an active missing persons investigation and have remained in contact with her family.

Searchers analyzing McDevitt's Facebook page noticed that she recorded all of her hiking routes using a Garmin watch she seen in recently posted photos.

Searchers analyzing McDevitt’s Facebook page noticed that she recorded all of her hiking routes using a Garmin watch she seen in recently posted photos.

Flitting about her apartment on Vancouver Island, Melissa McDevitt had already packed her bag in preparation for the long journey from Canada’s west c...

Melissa McDevitt was last seen in Sooke on Dec. 10

Melissa McDevitt was last seen in Sooke on Dec. 10

Approximately 170 search-and-rescue volunteers from across B.C. converged on the hiking trails near Sooke, B.C., on Saturday in an effort to locate Melissa McDevitt, who last spoke to her family on Dec. 8.