Search efforts over the weekend turned up no sign of Sara Sherry, an Errington woman believed missing in Nanoose Bay since Feb. 15.
Arrowsmith Search and Rescue (ASAR) has put in more than 2,000 hours, and that does not include time by mutual aid partners, according to Ken Neden, search and rescue manager.
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Sherry, 45, was last seen driving her pickup truck near Northwest Bay Logging Road around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 15. Her truck was located on Feb. 23, but she was nowhere to be found.
The weekend of March 16 and March 17, ASAR and mutual aid partners were out again looking for Sherry, but to no avail.
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Criminality is not a factor in the investigation, according to Oceanside RCMP.
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ASAR was first called out on Feb. 21, Neden said, and their teams searched five consecutive days.
There have been a total of 11 operational periods, he added.
The first weekend saw a huge response, with approximately 80 searchers and mutual aid from around Vancouver Island and Saltspring Island, Neden said. Bad weather, including a significant snowfall, hampered the search early on, and restricted the use of helicopters at that time.
The RCMP have also searched with a dog and drone.
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Sherry is described as Caucasian, five-foot-three and 120 pounds, with blonde hair and green eyes. She was reported missing by her family on Feb. 17, according to Oceanside RCMP.
If anyone sees Sherry, they are asked to contact police immediately.
