People in Arviat, Nunavut, searching for missing woman
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RCMP in Arviat, Nunavut, say they're searching for a young woman missing from the community since Tuesday.
Mayor Joe Savikataaq Jr. confirmed it's his daughter, Kadin Savikataaq, the community is searching for.
Arviat RCMP said they responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision approximately two kilometres east of Arviat, in the area known as "the point" on Tuesday.
"While one of the occupants has been located, the other, a female occupant identified as Kadin Savikataaq, has not been located," the RCMP wrote in a statement to CBC.
The RCMP said they continue to search for Kadin in co-ordination with Search and Rescue and the Coast Guard.
Nunavut's Department of Community and Government Services said in a statement that Nunavut Emergency Management was alerted by Arviat Search and Rescue about a missing person in the water on Tuesday at 2:10 p.m. ET.
"Arviat Search and Rescue indicated to [Nunavut Emergency Management] that the search had begun around 8 a.m. that day and were requesting to be formally tasked," the department wrote in an email to CBC.
The matter currently remains under investigation, the RCMP said.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts can call the Arviat RCMP at 857-1111.
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