Kwem Manuel-Gottfriedson, 25, lived in Merritt and was not recognized to frequent the DTES

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Twenty-five-year-old lacking Indigenous girl Kwem Manuel-Gottfriedson has been discovered lifeless within the Downtown Eastside.

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Manuel-Gottfriedson’s physique was discovered on July 30 inside a constructing close to East Hastings Road and Hawks Avenue, three days after she was reported lacking by household and two days after a lacking individual’s poster was distributed.

Vancouver police confirmed to media shops on Tuesday that her loss of life was being investigated by the VPD’s Main Crime Part. This was later confirmed by Manuel-Gottfriedson’s household who mentioned she was from Merritt, was not homeless, didn’t frequent the Downtown Eastside and was a lot liked.

The B.C. Coroner’s Service can also be investigating.

Based on the lacking individuals poster, Manuel-Gottfriedson was 5’4″ with brown eyes and hair, bangs and was final traced by way of her cellphone to Vancouver’s West Finish and close to the Astoria Lodge within the Downtown Eastside.

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Manuel-Gottfriedson’s physique was discovered one block east of the Heatley Block resort the place 14-year-old Noelle O-Soup and one other girl’s physique have been present in Might. A person’s physique was additionally present in the identical room two months earlier.

In the meantime, Vancouver police are trying to find 20-year-old Indigenous girl Tatyanna Harrison, who has been lacking for nearly three months and was final seen within the DTES.

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