Chelsea Cardno in an undated handout photo.RCMP/The Canadian Press
Safety concerns have forced a pause in the search for a Kelowna, B.C., woman who might have been swept away in the raging waters of Mission Creek.
Kelowna RCMP say 31-year-old Chelsea Cardno was last seen on Tuesday as she left with her German shepherd dog, J.J., for a walk through the Mission Greenway, bordering Mission Creek.
Ms. Cardno’s vehicle was found in that area later that day and a full-scale search began.
Rescue efforts have been complicated because snowmelt and recent heavy rains have turned the usually placid creek into a torrent.
Search teams have been unable to approach potentially unstable river banks and checks of other areas of the greenway have turned up no sign of Ms. Cardno or her dog.
RCMP say the search could resume over the weekend if levels of Mission Creek recede.
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