US EditionNational Missing Children's Day Aims to Bring Awareness to Those Still Missing
- Patricia Elizabeth Flynn went missing on March 24, 1982, after running into the forest near her family home in Yarrow wearing only a nightgown and slippers.
- Her disappearance led to a thorough multi-day search operation that involved aerial support, trained tracking dogs, and members of the Chilliwack Search and Rescue team, following reported sightings near her residence and in the Sardis region.
- Although police identified Flynn through photographs and eyewitnesses, no DNA samples were taken from her or her parents, as DNA testing was not standard practice in 1982.
- Chilliwack RCMP, led by media relations officer Cpl. Teresa Parsons, request familial DNA from relatives to compare with unidentified persons nationally and internationally, hoping to advance the investigation.
- Both of Flynn's parents passed away within two years after she went missing, and with no siblings or children to turn to, identifying relatives located "back East" remains uncertain yet crucial for advancing this 43-year-old investigation.
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