Maria Helen Marin, 44, was last seen August 8, 2010, near Johnson Lake in British Columbia after telling family she was setting out on a spiritual walk. She had no fixed destination but said she might head north, possibly along Highway 93/95 toward Invermere. Maria was comfortable hitchhiking and walking long distances, which made her possible route unpredictable.

Searches by the Cranbrook/Kimberley RCMP included ground searches in the rugged, densely forested area where she was last seen but produced no definitive clues about her direction or fate. At the time she went missing she was described as a Black female, 5 feet 9 inches, about 209 pounds, with curly red hair and brown eyes.

Her case remains open. If anyone has information about Maria Helen Marin’s whereabouts, please contact the Cranbrook/Kimberley RCMP.