Missing 16-year-old said she was on her way to Thunder Bay (update: found)

NEWS RELEASE

TIMMINS POLICE

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10:45 a.m. update

9 a.m. original release

The Timmins Police Service is in receipt of a report of a missing person and is seeking the public's assistance in locating the following person.

Janet Etherington, 16, was last seen by a relative in Timmins on October 25, 2016 at 7 p.m.

She had attended her aunt’s residence with an unknown female person.

The missing person had gathered her personal belongings and told her aunt she had a ride waiting for her to go to Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Etherington is described as an aboriginal female, five-foot-eight, 160 lbs, medium build, brown eyes, medium length curly hair which is kept in a ponytail most of the time.

She was last seen wearing a green fall jacket (fur around the collar), blue jeans and beige boots.

She was carrying a backpack and a gym bag. Janet Etherington was recently in Timmins as she had attended a funeral in Fort Albany.

This past summer, Janet Etherington was residing with a family in Campbellford, Ontario.

Anyone with relevant information concerning the current whereabouts of this person is asked to call the Timmins Police at 705-264-1201.

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