Body identified as missing woman

Posted on March 11, 2015 in Top Story // 1 Comment

NEWS/ POLICE — A body found near Tranquille last week has been identified as that of a Kamloops woman missing since last November.

Deseree Smith.

The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed her identity as Desiree Lazina Smith, aged 33, of Kamloops.

Smith was last been seen alive on Nov. 22, 2014. On March 5, a passerby spotted the body in the Thomson River about three kilometres west of the airport.

The B.C. Coroners Service continues to investigate the death. Foul play has now been ruled out.

RCMP

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