QUALICUM BEACH, B.C. - Police on Vancouver Island are asking for the public’s help to find Melissa Harper, 18, who was reported missing from Qualicum Beach last week, in a disappearance investigators are calling suspicious.
Oceanside RCMP said in a news release issued Tuesday, October 27, 2026, that Harper was reported missing on October 21, 2026. She was last contacted on October 21 and was last known to be in Qualicum Beach.
Description of Melissa Harper
Melissa Harper is described as:
- 18 years old
- 5 feet 4 inches tall
- 110 pounds
- Brown hair
- Brown eyes
Major Crime Unit has taken over
“The circumstances of her disappearance are suspicious,” said Corporal Alex Bérubé, spokesperson for the BC RCMP. For that reason, the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) has taken over the investigation. The VIIMCU is the integrated team that investigates homicides and other major crimes on Vancouver Island.
Police and family are concerned for her health and well-being. Police said Harper has ties to both the Lower Mainland and Alberta, so she may be known to people well beyond Vancouver Island, including in Surrey and across the Lower Mainland.
How to help
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Melissa Harper is urged to contact their local police, or the VIIMCU information line at 250-380-6211, and quote file OC 2026-11381 or VIIMCU 2026-19126.
Apna News will update this story if police confirm she has been located.
Source: Oceanside RCMP news release, October 27, 2026.
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