(St. John’s, NL), June 13, 2017 – The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) is seeking the assistance of the general public in locating missing person Cortney LAKE.

LAKE was last seen in St. John’s on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. She is described as being 5’8” and 110-120lbs with light brown hair. LAKE was last seen wearing a grey hooded parka with a pink hoody and pink and white plaid shirt and black pants and glasses. Video stills obtained from Esso on Elizabeth Ave in St. John’s show LAKE hours before she went missing. This is the last known visual police have of her.

Investigators with RNC’s Major Crime Unit believe the circumstances around Cortney LAKE’s disappearance to be suspicious in nature. We have serious concerns for LAKE at this point in this investigation and are urging the public to come forward with any information they may have. The RNC will also be releasing this information to the public on social media using the hashtag #HelpFindCortney.

Anyone who has information pertaining to the whereabouts of Cortney LAKE is asked to contact the RNC at 729-8000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can now provide information anonymously on the NL Crime Stoppers Website at www.nlcrimestoppers.com.

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Please see the attached photos.

RNC File # 2017-31993

Cst. Geoffrey G. Higdon #819
Media Relations / Social Media Officer
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
1 Fort Townshend, St. John’s, NL, A1C-2G2
Twitter: @RNC_PoliceNL
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709-729-8658