Search and rescue efforts are scheduled to begin again this weekend after new information was discovered that could help find a woman who was reported missing to Victoria police on Dec. 10, 2022.

On Saturday (July 8), Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue will return to a concentrated and refined area of interest that had been previously searched when Melissa McDevitt went missing.

McDevittB次元官网网址檚 vehicle, a 2015 grey Subaru Forester with a North Carolina licence plate, was also found on Dec. 10 near Sooke Potholes.

The search was suspended on Dec. 19, but Sooke RCMP has maintained an active missing persons investigation.

B次元官网网址淭here has been an outpouring of support for Melissa and her family since she went missing,B次元官网网址� said Sgt. Kevin Shaw, acting Sooke RCMP detachment commander, in a statement. B次元官网网址淭he RCMP and MelissaB次元官网网址檚 family sincerely appreciate the publicB次元官网网址檚 assistance and continued efforts to find Melissa to this point. Given the specialized and focussed nature of the renewed search efforts, however, we are asking people to please avoid the area this weekend to accommodate Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue efforts.B次元官网网址�

Anyone with information about McDevittB次元官网网址檚 whereabouts is asked to call Sooke RCMP at 250-642-5241.

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