Missing North Okanagan woman found dead

May 23, 2018 | 10:45 AM

VERNON — The search for a missing woman in the North Okanagan has turned tragic.

Police there say 52 year old Lisa Ruigrok — who was reported missing on May 18 — was found dead Tuesday near Hidden Lake in the Trinity Valley area.

Ruigrok was reported missing after she disappeared from her home.

“Since her disappearance, police pursued a number of investigative avenues in an effort to locate her,” says Vernon-North Okanagan Cst. Kelly Brett. “They included a number of ground searches throughout the Enderby and surrounding areas with the search reaching as far as Alberta. Extensive aerial searches were conducted utilizing support from RCMP aerial seraches.”