UPDATED: Missing Shambhala attendee Kayla Boisvert located safe

Updated story, July 31 8:30 a.m.: 

Missing 28-year-old Kayla Boisvert has been located safe.

Salmo RCMP thank the public for their valuable tips that helped advance its investigation.

Police said no further detials will be released to protect Boisvert and her family’s privacy.

Boisvert was reported missing on July 28 after attending the Shambhala Music Festival.

Original story, July 30 4 p.m.:

A public tip has led to a confirmed sighting of a woman reported missing after attending the Shambhala Music Festival.

Police say 28-year-old Kayla Boisvert was seen at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday south of Salmo, two days after she was last seen at the festival.

RCMP said the confirmed sighting was the result of a tip received Thursday.

New photos have been released that sighting showing what Boisvert was wearing. Police hope the images will help locate her.

Investigators are now working to determine how Boisvert travelled to the location south of Salmo and to establish where she went after she was seen.

Salmo RCMP released this image of Kayla Boisvert following a confirmed sighting south of Salmo on July 29. (Photo/ Salmo RCMP)

Police said they’ve been working closely with Shambhala organizers since Boisvert was reported missing on July 28. Search and Rescue crews also searched festival grounds on Wednesday.

RCMP are also reminding the public that while information has been widely shared on social media, it remains important that anyone with firsthand information contact police directly and not rely solely on social media posts.

Boisvert was last publicly described as six feet tall with black hair in long blonde braids and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact Salmo RCMP at 250-357-2212 or their local police agency.


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