Image: RCMP / Police are continuing to look for a missing Vancouver resident who may have been travelling through the Lower Mainland for the past three months.
MISSING WOMAN

Vancouver Police continue search for woman first reported missing in Hope October

Jan 10, 2026 | 9:31 AM

ABBOTSFORD — The search continues for a Vancouver woman whose missing file was first opened by Hope RCMP more than three months ago, and last reported to AbbyPD in December.

Mounties initially stated that 50-year-old Paula Eineigel was last seen in Hope on October 4, 2025.

She was then seen in Abbotsford on October 31 and reported to the Abbotsford Police Department on December 29.

Eineigel is described as a Caucasian woman standing at 5’6”, with a slender build, long brown hair and hazel eyes.

Her last known clothing is unknown, but she may be wearing glasses.

AbbyPD has reissued an appeal to the public for details on her whereabouts, but added that the investigation has been transferred to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD).

Abbotsford police said in a previous release that Eineigel may have been travelling throughout the Lower Mainland.

Anyone with information regarding Eineigel is asked to contact the VPD.

Vancouver PD’s Missing Persons Unit is open for calls between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 604-717-2530, or via email anytime at vpd.missing@vpd.ca.