Emma Fillipoff
Twenty-four-year-old Emma Fillipoff vanished from downtown Victoria, British Columbia. Police had encountered her acting distressed hours before she disappeared. She has never been found.
On November 28, 2012, twenty-four-year-old Emma Fillipoff was seen by Victoria Police officers outside the Empress Hotel in downtown Victoria, British Columbia. She appeared distressed and was not wearing shoes despite the cold weather. Officers spoke with her but determined she was not a danger to herself or others.
Hours later, Emma's mother called police reporting that Emma had missed a scheduled phone call. When police searched downtown Victoria, Emma was gone. Her car was found parked nearby, and she had left behind most of her belongings.
Emma had been dealing with mental health challenges in the months before her disappearance. She had been living a transient lifestyle and had expressed paranoid thoughts to friends and family.
Despite extensive searches of downtown Victoria and surrounding areas, including waterways, Emma has never been found. Her case has raised questions about how police interact with people in mental health crisis.
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