Friends travel to Whistler to search for Clorrica Riggs

Friends of Clorrica Riggs are appealing to the Whistler community to help them find a woman they describe as “the kindest, most loving, silly ball”.


The 29-year-old Whistler resident was last seen on Tuesday, August 23, when she mentioned she was going for a walk around 2 p.m. His car was later found parked at the trailhead to Rainbow Lake, located on Alta Lake Road. . Several friends of Riggs visited the site to set up a “search point” on Sunday afternoon.

“She’s always up for an adventure, the happiest morning person you’ll ever meet,” Riggs’ friends said. prick in an email. The group of seven friends – Kalina Billings, Amanda Nordeen, Ashley Brien, Natasha Matthes, April Standlund, Rachelle Dunn and Barnabas Bekei – traveled to Whistler from Alberta after learning that Riggs was missing.

Riggs’ last communication with these friends came in the form of a text message sent at 1:12 p.m. on August 23, the day of his disappearance. “The last message we received was ‘I love you,'” they explained. “We all carry this last message close to our hearts.”

Whistler RCMP first issued a press release asking for the public’s assistance in locating Riggs on Wednesday morning. At the time, police said they were concerned for Riggs’ “mental well-being”. Since then, authorities, search and rescue volunteers and community members have searched the area for any signs of Riggs, with the help of search dogs and helicopters.

His friends also tackled as many trails and terrain as they could, with the goal of tracing any steps Riggs might have taken. “We only have the last known location of her vehicle at this time. In addition to the harsh reality that she has mental health issues,” they wrote.

The group said Riggs is a “very avid hiker”, adding: “She’s smart and never goes unprepared and tells someone.”

Billings, Nordeen, Brien, Matthes, Standlund, Dunn and Bekei ask Whistlerites to continue to keep an eye out for Riggs in Whistler and throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor, to continue sharing his name and photo daily, and to continue raising awareness to his disappearance. They also expressed their gratitude to the many local businesses that hung posters of missing persons in their windows.

Riggs is Caucasian with a fair complexion, brown eyes, long straight brown hair, and a slim build. She is 152cm tall and weighs around 54kg. According to friends, she was last seen wearing black spandex Nike shorts, a dark blue/grey t-shirt, grey/teal running shoes and carrying a black Helly Hansen backpack. She also has several easily identifiable tattoos.

Born in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Riggs has spent most of her life in Calgary, but according to her friends, “her heart is still traveling the world.”

She currently works for Whistler Blackcomb. Riggs moved to the resort about eight months ago after spending time with her family in Vancouver, coming to Whistler looking for a change from her typical ticket body technician routine, “and for having more access to travelers like her to fulfill her wanderlust,” her friends explained.

“Clorrica may be pint-sized, but she fills a room with her smile and ability to connect with anyone. You’ll find her always active – yoga, kayaking, hiking and her new hobby. weather, rock climbing, she loves making videos of her memories, being with friends, family and cats,” they added.

“Clorrica is our rock, she would never let too many days go by without checking in, she would drop anything to be with any of us whenever we needed help. Pulling our taro[t] cards and sending the funniest videos of herself or writing us the most beautiful poetry,” the friends’ email continued.

“Most of us cherish her as our best friend for about 8 years. She means the absolute world to all of us and everyone she meets, she changes their lives.”

Whistler RCMP are asking anyone with information about Riggs to contact the local detachment at 604-932-3044, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or solvecrime.ca to remain anonymous.