Vanier woman missing since 1980 'lived abroad all her life'

Vanier woman missing in 1980 in Ottawa It was found Wednesday, police said.

Dale Nancy Wyman, at her 22, is at her 42nd Avenue in Washington with a blue and white bag containing all her belongings. left her parents' house. She recently passed away, according to police.

This information came from a third party who came across an aging sketch of Wyman released by police in May 2021. A third party contacted Wyman's family, who said she lived out of the country and had recently passed away.

Dead. Missing Persons Unit Linda Nethercott confirmed the information, Ottawa police wrote in a media release Wednesday.

"Her family has been waiting for this news for over 40 years," she said in her statement.

When she left home, Wyman told her family had not told anyone about her whereabouts. Police told one witness at the time, a taxi driver, who said she had no idea where Wyman was going. Her search has occasionally elicited hints that she may have been in Toronto or Alberta. , published Wyman's sketches with aging.

"Dale will be deeply missed by her brother and her two sisters," her sister Brenda Lalche said in a statement at the time.

"There is an empty space in our hearts for her, and we pray and hope that someone will remember her in some way. We will work this out and bring peace and closure." Please help me find it."

Police said in a statement that the family is requesting privacy at this time.