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UPDATE: Woman who had been missing for a week found safe

Kandace Pirart’s disappearance was out of character, police say
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Nanaimo RCMP were asking for the public’s help to try to locate 29-year-old Kandace Pirart. Photo submitted

UPDATE: Nanaimo RCMP say 29-year-old Kandace Pirart has been located found and is safe.

A previous version of this story is below

A Nanaimo woman has been missing for a week and family and friends are worried, say police.

Nanaimo RCMP advised today that they are asking for the public’s help to try to locate 29-year-old Kandace Pirart, who was last seen Jan. 16 and hasn’t been heard from since then.

“Pirart’s disappearance is out of character and has caused her family and friends to be worried for her safety and well-being,” noted an RCMP press release.

Pirart doesn’t have a cell phone or access to a vehicle.

Pirart is Caucasian, 5-foot-5, 140 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes and may be wearing a long green coat with a fur collar and a tuque.

Anyone with information is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477 or submitting a tip online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.