Family of missing woman from Long Lake #58 First Nation plans search in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Adrienne Towegishig was last seen on Jan. 10
The family of a missing woman from Long Lake #58 First Nation in northern Ontario is appealing to the public for help in bringing her home.
Adrienne Towegishig was last seen on Jan. 10 in her First Nation. The 35-year-old's family says they've become increasingly worried about her well-being, since she's usually in regular contact with them.
"She's always smiling, and you'll notice her smile with her big, deep dimples," said Mary Waboose, Towegishig's grandmother. "She's always laughing, smiling and she talks to everybody. She's not shy."
Towegishig, a mother of eight, lives in Long Lake #58 but is believed to be in Thunder Bay, about 300 kilometres away. She doesn't normally visit the city, and it's unlike her to leave her children at home. Her family says she does not have her own vehicle.
She is described as standing five-foot-five with a medium build, long brown/black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a long black parka and dark-coloured combat boots. Waboose said she was injured and had two black eyes and a crooked nose when she last saw her.
"Efforts to locate Adrienne are being co-ordinated by members of the OPP Greenstone Detachment, the Greenstone Crime Unit, the Northwest Regional Support Team in Thunder Bay, and the Thunder Bay Police Service," the OPP said in a news release issued Tuesday afternoon.
"Officers have been actively canvassing both locally and in Thunder Bay, working with the community to gather information."
Her family also says she has cheques back home and left her medication behind.
"Her kids are [really] worried about her, sad. We just need to bring her home, find out where she is, if people could help us," said her father, Vernon Shebagabow.
'She's got 8 kids that miss her very much'
On Tuesday morning, the family met at Long Lake #58's band office in Thunder Bay and were planning to conduct their own search in the city.
"We're going out to the public and we're gonna put her missing pictures around, so maybe people could help us identify her," said Waboose.
"That's my first granddaughter, and she's got eight kids that miss her very much."
Anyone with information about Towegishig's whereabouts is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. They can also reach Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
The family has also provided contact information for those who wish to help them. They say Noreen Agnew can be reached at 807-853-0325 and Sheri Desmoulin can be contacted at 807-620-8166.
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