A search for a missing 34-year-old woman is currently underway after her sailboat was found washed up on shore in Nanaimo.
According to RCMP, Amber Nitchman’s boat was located just after 2 p.m. on May 15 near Bayshore Drive near Hammond Bay Road.

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The 35-foot sailboat, Gypsy Soul, was empty when Nitchman’s boat was found which is what led to a collaborative search of the area including Nanaimo Search and Rescue, the Joint Coordination Centre, Coast Guard, and the Nanaimo RCMP.
The search came up unsuccessful, but police say anyone with information on the whereabouts of Nitchman is asked to contact Nanaimo RCMP’s non-emergency line at 250-754-2345.