Search for missing Australian hiker in Cape Breton highlands suspended
Posted May 4, 2026 12:38:11 PM.
Last Updated May 4, 2026 01:12:04 PM.
The search for a missing Australian hiker in Cape Breton Highlands National Park has been suspended.
On April 28, Mounties received a report that 62-year-old Denise Ann Williams was missing.
Police said she was last heard from on April 15 when she was travelling to Cheticamp.
According to the RCMP, her rental vehicle, a Nissan Sentra, was found at the Parks Canada Visitor Centre near the Acadian Trail head.
A search was then launched which included RCMP, police dogs, DNR air services, multiple ground search and rescue teams, and Parks Canada officials, among others.
RCMP said there is no further search activity planned at this time.
Williams is described as 5’4 with greyish blonde, shoulder-length hair. She’s believed to have been wearing a dark winter jacket, a powder blue toque with “Antarctica” written on it, an orange and blue scarf and glasses.
Anyone who may have encountered Williams in or around the Cape Breton Highlands National Park is asked to contact RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
