Richmond RCMP seek help finding woman missing since August [Video]

Mounties in Richmond have issued a second appeal for help finding an Indigenous woman first reported missing back in August.

Despite investigating “several leads” on the whereabouts of Kari Anne Stiele-Jules since she was last seen on Aug. 22, Richmond RCMP said in a news release Thursday that she remains missing.

One of the leads investigators pursued involved a “possible sighting” near the intersection of West Pender and Bute streets in downtown Vancouver’s Coal Harbour neighbourhood, police said, adding that Stiele-Jules is “known to frequent” the city’s downtown.

“Kari Anne was last seen wearing a dark purple scarf, white t-shirt, black jacket, grey sweatpants and black shoes,” Mounties said in their release.

“Based on the subsequent missing person investigation, Richmond RCMP believe that Kari Anne may also be wearing a veil and head covering.”

Police describe Stiele-Jules as a 36-year-old Indigenous woman with long brown hair and brown eyes. She …