The 'Missing Person' Who's Dearly Missed

By Michelle Cyr-Whiting

Prince George, B.C. - Natasha Lynn Montgomery is a daughter, sister, and mother who is deeply missed.

That's the message the parents of the missing 23-year-old woman would like to get out to the public at this time.

(at right, Natasha Lynn Montgomery,  missing since August)

Montgomery was last seen in Prince George in late August. Prince George RCMP continue to investigate her missing persons case alongside the murder investigation of Cynthia Maas.

Louanne Montgomery is sharing personal pictures of Natasha because she's not comfortable with the one the RCMP distributed. She says she doesn't feel it's helpful to put out a picture that so obviously doesn't do her daughter justice.

Natasha Montgomery grew up in Quesnel where she was very involved in the local figure skating club for nine years, achieving her Junior Bronze medal. She was also an avid baseball player. But, unfortunately, had lost her way in recent years.

Click on picture at left to see a slideshow of photos of Natasha taken over the past year, as the young woman experimented with new hairstyles and colours.

Louanne says she can't remember the exact date of Natasha's last phone call to her. It was sometime around August 26th and it was just one of her standard calls to 'touch base'.

Since then, the nightmare for her family has been unending.

Natasha has a four-year-old son and a three-year-old daughter. They live with their father, but spend lots of time with Natasha's parents while he's working. Louanne says the children do not know that their mother is missing.

Louanne is in regular contact with Prince George RCMP, calling every day or two to see if there are any updates. She would like to add that Natasha is Metis to the information already released as a result of the young woman's disappearance.

As for how she's coping, Louanne says, "I honestly don't even know how to put it into words -- it's just devastating."

She says Natasha was a beautiful person, inside and out.

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