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4 Years After Woman’s Body Found in Vancouver, Pollen Testing Reveals New Clues
Forensic pollen and fern spores on her belongings suggest she recently spent time in the Pacific Northwest, police said.
- Forensic testing of pollen on an unidentified woman's belongings has narrowed her origin to Seattle or Portland areas, after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection laboratory in Chicago analyzed spores from her sweater and backpack.
- The woman's body was discovered floating off Spanish Banks on September 29, 2022, near an inflatable kayak with candy and insulin in her backpack, but despite extensive searches across North America and through Interpol, no missing person matched her description.
- Testing revealed pollen grains and fern spores plausibly from Seattle or Portland with near total absence from the Vancouver area, while investigators describe her as being in her 30s, of African descent, with short curly hair, brown eyes, freckles, and an abdominal scar.
- Vancouver Police Department released an updated video featuring the forensic findings and an interview with the tugboat captain who discovered her, coordinating with Seattle police to renew their public appeal for information.
- Police remain confident someone is searching for the woman despite no missing person report, with the investigation demonstrating the department's commitment to cases involving unidentified BIPOC women; tips can be submitted to thekayaker@vpd.ca or 604-717-0619.
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Pollen may pinpoint the last location to U.S. of woman whose body found off Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say forensic testing of pollen on an unidentified woman’s belongings has narrowed down where she came from to the Seattle or Portland areas before her body
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