'There is hope': Search for lost hiker resumes after 7 months

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It has been nearly seven months since the disappearance of Melissa McDevitt was first reported in the Sooke region.

It has been nearly seven months since the disappearance of Melissa McDevitt was first reported. On Saturday, several Vancouver Island search and rescue teams and volunteers went out on the trail where McDevitt’s smart watchMcDevitt was hiking a remote trail near the popular Sooke pot holes back in December 2022. Her car was found the day after she did not board her flight to North Carolina to see her parents.

When the search for McDevitt first started in December, Sooke RCMP stated that Melissa was known to frequent the area and that she was an avid hiker. On Saturday, Const. Joe Holmes from the Sooke RCMP was at the search and rescue command post providing support in the search for Melissa.

 

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