Image credit: Tk'emlups Rural RCMP

By Aaron Schulze

12 Years Later

RCMP renew call for information into Fred Yellow Old Woman’s disappearance

Jul 6, 2023 | 11:14 AM

KAMLOOPS — Tk’emlups Rural RCMP are renewing a call for information for a man who’s been missing for 12 years.

In a news release issued Thursday (July 6), RCMP released another image of Fred Yellow Old Woman, who was 54 years old when he went missing from a home on the 600-block of Shuswap Road.

“Today Fred would be 66 years old,” Cst. David Dixon says. “Despite search efforts which included the assistance of Search and Rescue teams, the Police Dog Service Unit, and Air Services, Fred remains missing, and many questions are still unanswered.”

Image credit: Tk’emlups Rural RCMP

Back on June 14, 2011, police say Fred was staying at a friend’s house. He went to bed at around 10:30 p.m.

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Then at around 5:30 a.m. the next day, others in the house noticed the front door was open and Fred was gone, with his glasses and wallet left behind.

At the time of his disappearance, Fred was described as a First Nations man standing 5’11” and weighing approximately 200 lbs. He had dark black hair, short on the sides and collar length at the back, brown eyes, and ‘F’ tattooed on his left thumb. He was last seen wearing a red muscle shirt and black cut-off shorts.

Anyone with information about Fred’s disappearance is asked to contact Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP at 250-314-1800 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.