April Lee-Ann Parisian is still missing. Hope that she will ever be found alive has faded.
But her siblings 91裸聊视频� Laura, Chad, and Jeremy Hall 91裸聊视频� say they haven91裸聊视频檛 given up on finding and bringing her home.
91裸聊视频淎t this point we know she91裸聊视频檚 no longer with us,91裸聊视频� Chad said. 91裸聊视频淗er spirit is soaring around there somewhere. And at this point, we just need to continue our investigations and try to bring her home.
91裸聊视频淲e just want to bring her home, as much as we can.91裸聊视频�
Nearly four years have passed since Parisian, from Spuzzum First Nation was last seen on Silver Skagit Road in Hope. The last time her family heard from her was on April 5, 2020.
A huge search involving more than 100 volunteers and the Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue was quickly launched as it became clear she had diappeared. People, drones, and canine units scoured Boston Bar, Hope, Chilliwack, Princeton and spaces in between.
Despite their efforts, and the continued efforts of family who kept searching each day for months, her body was never recovered.
Parisian91裸聊视频檚 fiance, Paris Margesson, was found with her truck and camper on April 16, 2020, dying from what police believe was a self-inflicted wound. Despite the efforts of paramedics, he died.
Margesson lived in Spuzzum with Parisian. He had been engaged to her since Oct. 1, 2018 and was the first person to report her missing. Family members said they believe Margesson may have also been the only person who knew what happened to her.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said they believed Parisian may have met with foul play and were treating her disappearance as a 91裸聊视频渟uspicious missing persons investigation.91裸聊视频�
Recently, Parisian91裸聊视频檚 family thought they91裸聊视频檇 gotten the 91裸聊视频渂ig break in the case91裸聊视频� in the unfortunate news of a body. Remains of a Canadian had been found on the American side of Ross Lake on Oct. 12.
It was brought to their attention in the beginning of January through posts on the Search for April Facebook group. That post led Laura to a post by Chris Johnson on the PNW Fly Fishing Facebook group; while at the Ross Lake resort, his nephew had found human remains in a suitcase found in the lake. In that same post, Johnson said the remains were quickly reported to the resort91裸聊视频檚 office and on Oct. 13 the body was retrieved by the authorities.
According to Laura, the Canadian side of Ross Lake was one of the few places not searched by volunteers. After some back-and-forth, Laura said she was able to able to get a hold of the RCMP team now in charge of April91裸聊视频檚 case and waited for confirmation that her sister had been found.
Unfortunately, hopes were dashed Jan. 16 when RCMP informed them the body did not belong to their sister.
91裸聊视频淏elieve us when we say, any body that91裸聊视频檚 found anywhere in the lower portion of B.C., it91裸聊视频檚 almost like we get our hopes up because we don91裸聊视频檛 have our sister,91裸聊视频� Laura said. 91裸聊视频淎nd when it91裸聊视频檚 not, my heart just drops.
91裸聊视频淪he91裸聊视频檚 out there somewhere. And we don91裸聊视频檛 know.91裸聊视频�
Described as someone with a huge heart and a great love for the outdoors, Parisian was well-known and, according to her sister, greatly loved by her communities. She had a fondness for hunting and loved her dog dearly, a dog Jeremy said she would have never left behind.
Her disappearance has brought a daily void in her sibling91裸聊视频檚 lives they say can only be righted once their sister is found.
91裸聊视频淭hat kind of feeling is always just there,91裸聊视频� Jeremy said. 91裸聊视频淎nd deflated as it gets when you get your hopes up, and then all of a sudden its not the way it panned out to be, closure is all you can hope for right now.91裸聊视频�
Parisian 91裸聊视频� who has a different mother 91裸聊视频� didn91裸聊视频檛 grow up with her siblings, who are from Quwutsun (Cowichan) First Nation. In fact, despite Parisian having attended the same high school as Laura, the siblings didn91裸聊视频檛 know of each other91裸聊视频檚 existence until 15 years ago when Parisian reached out.
Upon learning about her, Parisian91裸聊视频檚 siblings said, they immediately wanted to meet their sister and have her in their lives.
91裸聊视频淭here was nothing more than we wanted then to build a relationship with her,91裸聊视频� Laura said. 91裸聊视频淎nd that was robbed. I feel robbed.91裸聊视频�
Though their time with their sister wasn91裸聊视频檛 as long as they would have liked, Parisian91裸聊视频檚 siblings loved her and still love her dearly. It is this love, according to Parisian91裸聊视频檚 family, along with the support of their family and friends that has given them the strength to continue searching.
Their next step, Laura said, is to re-examine the timeline leading to her disappearance for overlooked clues, re-search areas, and find new areas to search. The timeline details the events leading up to and then after her disappearance and Laura said looking over it might help in finding clues they might have missed before.
Anyone interested in helping can visit , or join the Search for April Facebook group.
91裸聊视频淚 am super grateful for all the followers we have for Search for April as it made us feel supported,91裸聊视频� said Deedee Eashappie, Parisian91裸聊视频檚 cousin. 91裸聊视频淎nd it comforts us that she still has an impact on people even though she hasn91裸聊视频檛 been found yet.
91裸聊视频淲e love the fact that people are still aware of her disappearance and keep looking for her because she is still out there somewhere. Never forgotten and we are always looking till we can bring her home to rest.91裸聊视频�
Chad said he also wants more awareness raised about domestic violence and more support given to victims and survivors.
91裸聊视频淔or April, all the signs were there when she posted a couple times about her relationship on Facebook Live,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭here was something about domestic violence and verbal abuse. And then she would immediately take it down when she was sober and stuff like that.
91裸聊视频淚f you see the signs or have a gut feeling, act on them.91裸聊视频�
And as much as they don91裸聊视频檛 want Parisian91裸聊视频檚 story to end with their worst suspicions confirmed, they said that would still be better than having her remain away from the people and communities who love her.
91裸聊视频淚 constantly find myself looking for signs, like clothing, you name it,91裸聊视频� Chad said. 91裸聊视频淚 always got my eyes peeled and it91裸聊视频檚 always very much in my forefront.
91裸聊视频淚 just want to bring her home to give her the proper resting she deserves.91裸聊视频�
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