Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sprague RCMP continue to investigate the disappearance of 70-year-old Ywanna Backman, whom we believe last made contact with a friend on October 15.
Over the weekend of October 20 to October 23, RCMP units including Search and Rescue (SAR), Police Dog Services (PDS), Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), along with the Office of the Fire Commissioner, the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), volunteers from Winnipeg Search and Rescue as well as residents from the surrounding area, conducted an extensive ground search.
Ywanna Backman has yet to be located.
If you’ve seen her or have any information on her whereabouts, please call Sprague RCMP at 204-437-2041, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
Sprague RCMP continue to investigate.
At 10:30 am on October 19, 2023, Sprague RCMP received a request to check on the wellbeing of a 70-year-old female.
Officers attended, searched her property and residence in the RM of Piney, but were unable to locate her.
Ywanna (Jean) Backman was last seen on October 13, 2023.
The RCMP and her family are concerned for her wellbeing.
If you’ve seen her or have any information on her whereabouts, please call the Sprague RCMP at 204-437-2041, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
The search and investigation continues today with the assistance of the Manitoba RCMP Search & Rescue Team.