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A second search for a 39-year-old woman who went missing in the Sooke backcountry in December has been suspended. Members of Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue led the search in the Charters River area over the weekend with support from the Sooke RCMP and several volunteer search groups from across the region.
The second search for missing hiker Melissa McDevitt has been suspended after a weekend search in Sooke by 11 search and rescue teams.
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.