The body, discovered three months ago, has been identified as Tatiana Harrison, a 20-year-old Indigenous woman who disappeared from Vancouver.
The Vancouver Police Department released the information on Saturday, saying the British Columbia Bureau of Investigation confirmed the identification on Friday. The remains were found in Richmond on May 2 – the day before Harrison was reported missing – the VPD said.
“This is heartbreaking news for all who knew and loved Tatiana and for the many strangers who came together to look for her when she disappeared,” wrote Const. Tanya Visintin in a statement.
“While we can now provide some answers, many questions remain and we will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding Tatiana’s disappearance.”
A tribute was posted on a Facebook group dedicated to the months-long search for Harrison.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beautiful Tatiana Marie Harrison,” it read.
Tatiana has always been bright, smart and brave. She grew up with a love of reading and the outdoors. She was the type of person to stand up for the little boy and what he believed in. Tatiana’s bright soul was taken from this earth too young.”
Police say Harrison died of fentanyl toxicity, but have not released further details surrounding the circumstances of her death.
Three weeks ago, Richmond RCMP released a composite sketch of a woman whose remains were found May 2 on a yacht in dry dock at a marina.
“At this time, her death is not being treated as suspicious,” the July appeal for information said.
VPD confirmed the body is the same one now identified as Harrison’s.
Mounties described the woman as “Caucasian,” about 30 or 40 years old, 5’5″ tall and weighing 90 pounds. Harrison is described by police as 5’1″ tall and thin.
Richmond police have released a composite sketch in hopes of identifying a woman found dead in the city two months ago. (Richmond RCMP)
Harrison last had contact with his mother in late March, texting her from somewhere in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside. A recently released appeal for information details Harrison’s last known movements, which include two confirmed sightings of the young woman in Vancouver in April.
Despite the tragic end to the search, police are still asking anyone with information about Harrison’s case, including her activities leading up to the day she was found dead, to contact investigators at 604-717-2530.
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