Without any sign of 24-year-old Natanis Merasty for over two months, her family is urgently seeking information on her whereabouts.
Merasty, an individual from the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, was last spotted in Edmonton on May 5. Since then, there have been no confirmed sightings, and the Edmonton Police Service is currently overseeing the investigation into the unusual disappearance.
Marcela Merasty, the aunt and godmother of Merasty, stated on Friday that it is unusual for her niece to have lost contact with family members for such an extended period.
"At this point, she would be reaching out to her family. Every issue she faced, she turned to us for help," she stated.
Individuals with any responses, please step forward. Express it from your heart. Allow our family to find peace with this.
Det. Lisa Riou from EPS stated that the police think Merasty arrived in Edmonton with friends or people he knew. She mentioned that the police have talked to individuals who had interactions with Merasty in the city, and there are several "people of interest."
Although Merasty has not been seen since her time in Edmonton, authorities have tracked the route taken by her car in the following days.
She is seen in security video from the Continental Inn located in west Edmonton, as well as at a nearby 7-Eleven, during the early morning hours of May 5.
Following that, the police stated her vehicle went through Edmonton and Sherwood Park, located east of the city, then headed southwest. It traveled through the regions of Buck Lake, Nordegg, and Lake Louise in Alberta, before entering British Columbia.
On May 7, the vehicle was aboard a ferry heading to Nanaimo, British Columbia. Three days later, it had returned to the Edmonton region, then continued westward, where it was spotted west of Lloydminster, near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.
On May 15 — 10 days following Merasty's last sighting — her car was discovered left behind, having been repainted from black to silver, in the James Smith Cree Nation located in Saskatchewan.
Riou mentioned that there are no verified photographs of Merasty during her trip to the other provinces — just the vehicle she was driving.
Since Edmonton is the last location where she was spotted, EPS is taking charge of the investigation and collaborating with the RCMP. Authorities are continuing to examine if Merasty had any ties to the areas where her vehicle was seen.
Riou mentioned that law enforcement is gathering information from all three provinces participating in the inquiry.
I hope that as we gather more public information and keep working with the family, we will create a more comprehensive and detailed understanding.
Uncle Victor Michel of Merasty expressed that the family holds great hope that she is still alive.
We are wounded as a family, naturally... We are looking for our daughter. We want her back home.
Merasty is frequently called Sikwan by her family, according to aunt Noreen Merasty. If someone spots her, she mentioned it could be beneficial to reach out to her using the family's Cree language.
"Just let her know in Cree, something like, 'It's okay. You don't have to be afraid, you don't need to hide,'" she said.
We all cherish you," she said, then switching to Cree to inform her niece, "Return home now.
Law enforcement officials urge anyone with details about Merasty's location to reach out to EPS or submit anonymous tips via Crime Stoppers.
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