Sprague RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing woman, 84-year-old Mary Byman.
On July 24, 2019, at approximately 9:30pm, Sprague RCMP responded to a report of a missing 84-year-old woman from the RM of Piney.
Police say that Mary was last seen around 4pm of the same day approximately five miles west of Piney in the Spur Woods area, south of PR 201, approximately three miles east of Menisino.
Mary was last seen wearing a long-sleeved blue and white checkered blouse. Police noted that she was picking berries with a friend when they got separated around 4pm.
RCMP search and rescue along with local emergency services and community members are searching the area. Mary Byman has limited mobility and is hard of hearing and may have made her way to PR201.
RCMP are asking that if anyone has seen Mary Byman, to please contact the Sprague RCMP detachment immediately at 204-437-2041.
Update
On July 28, 2019, at approximately 9:00 pm, Mary Byman was found in an area approximately 2 kilometres southwest of where she was reported missing. A group of searchers including a father and son team were completing a search of the area, fired a gunshot in the air and heard a faint cry for help. Within several minutes, they fired another shot in the air, and heard another faint cry for help. This helped provide them with a direction to search in. After almost 40 minutes, the two were able to locate the 84-year-old female in very thick bush.
Firefighters from the RMs of Piney, Sprague and Woodridge spent over two hours clearing a path to reach her. It took another two hours to return back. She was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
