Missing in B.C.: Search for Sherry Corrigal in Nanaimo [Video]

Mounties in Nanaimo say they will be on hand to assist during an upcoming community-led search for a young woman who hasn’t been seen in more than 10 months.

Sherry Corrigal, 22, was last seen in downtown Nanaimo in mid-September last year, the Nanaimo RCMP said in a news release Thursday.

“For Sherry to be missing for upwards of 10 months is totally out of character for her. As a result, this is suspicious and very troubling. Investigators have been and are continuing to utilize all available resources to locate Sherry,” spokesperson Const. Gary O’Brien wrote.

The search is happening Saturday in “rural south Nanaimo,” according to police. Information on a Facebook page called “Finding Sherry Corrigal” says the search will start at 9 a.m. and the precise location is not being shared in advance by the organizers.

“While it is not a police-led search, officers involved with the investigation …