Woman in Saguenay, Que., 7 months pregnant, missing for 6 days, police say

CBC

6 days ago

Police are searching for a 24-year-old woman who is seven months pregnant and has been missing for nearly a week in Saguenay, Que., located 200 kilometres north of Quebec City.
Mariame Balde was last seen on July 24 travelling on foot, wearing white shoes, according to police. She is a Black woman with braided brown hair and brown eyes.
Tanya Lapointe, police spokesperson for the City of Saguenay, says they have reason to fear for the woman's safety.
Officers are on the ground conducting searches on Wednesday at Rosaire Gauthier Park, in the city's Chicoutimi borough and will be on foot in the wooded areas.
Later in the afternoon, patrol officers on bikes will go to the Chicoutimi Pulperie and the Pulperie trails.
On Tuesday, drones were used in the search, according to police.