Found Safe Canada - Alissa Melnyk, 26, (functions as 5yo), Edmonton, 26 July 2018

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EPS asks for assistance to find local woman

Alissa Melnyk, 26, went missing on Thursday, July 26, 2018. (Supplied)

Edmonton police have requested for the public’s help to find a woman who functions at the level of a five-year-old.

Alissa Melnyk, 26, was last seen Thursday, July 26 at approximately 7 p.m. at a residence in the area of 134 Avenue and Fort Road.

She was reported missing a day later and there are concerns for her well-being.

Melnyk is 165 centimetres (5’5”) tall and 54 kilograms (119 pounds), EPS said. She was last seen wearing a black sweater, black sweat pants and a brown teddy bear backpack.

 

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Police seek public’s assistance locating missing woman
"Anyone with information regarding Melnyk’s whereabouts is encouraged to call the Edmonton Police Service Complaint Line at 780-423-4567 or the Edmonton Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your tip online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm.

Please contact Cheryl Sheppard at (780) 421-2671 for more information."

 

[MelmothTheLost]

I wonder what we're all thinking.

 

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rbbm
Police looking for Edmonton woman who functions at a 5-year-old level

"A youth pastor who’s known a missing Edmonton woman for about 15 years said the entire community is worried about her."
“Alissa’s a fun girl,” Fort Road Victory Church pastor Robin Stewart said. “She likes things that most young girls would like, even though she’s 26 years old. She likes to go to the park and play, but she’s also very vulnerable to just kind of go off with whoever would ask her to come.”
“Alissa’s the person who comes in and…if we have soup kitchen she’s there at the end to help clean the tables and put things away and she’s just always around and ready to help whenever she can.”

Stewart said Melnyk can walk to the McDonalds near their home or to the park by herself, but she’s never been gone for this long."
"Melynk’s brother, Kaine Melnyk, said his sister can carry on a conversation like an adult."

 

[whatsnext]

I wonder what we're all thinking.

Sadly, sounds like easy prey for some sicko.

Hope I'll eat my words and she's found soon.

 

[dotr]

Sadly, sounds like easy prey for some sicko.

Hope I'll eat my words and she's found soon.

Scary to think that Alissa has now been missing for 5 nights and 6 days, her family must be frantic at this point.
Does Alissa swim or tend to be drawn towards water, did she recognize somebody she has seen at the soup kitchen where she helps out and is hanging around that person, is she lost somewhere, did somebody take her home, is she frightened and hiding somewhere????
speculation, imo.

 

[whatsnext]

Scary to think that Alissa has now been missing for 5 nights and 6 days, her family must be frantic at this point.
Does Alissa swim or tend to be drawn towards water, did she recognize somebody she has seen at the soup kitchen where she helps out and is hanging around that person, is she lost somewhere, did somebody take her home, is she frightened and hiding somewhere????
speculation, imo.

There is just not enough information even to speculate upon...
At one hand she would follow everyone who asks her to, on the other hand she can carry on a conversation like an adult ... I just want her to come home.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Sadly, sounds like easy prey for some sicko.

That wasn't what crossed my mind.

 

[whatsnext]

That wasn't what crossed my mind.

Then enlighten us .

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Then enlighten us .

The possibility that she came to harm at home, at the hands of a member of the family. It's not unprecedented with severely disabled children.

 

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The possibility that she came to harm at home, at the hands of a member of the family. It's not unprecedented with severely disabled children.

You're right of course, the family is always first in line...
So at which house was she last seen, her own? I didn't get that from the link.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

You're right of course, the family is always first in line...
So at which house was she last seen, her own? I didn't get that from the link.

According to the information in the first post:

Alissa Melnyk, 26, was last seen Thursday, July 26 at approximately 7 p.m. at a residence in the area of 134 Avenue and Fort Road. She was reported missing a day later ....

It's not clear whose residence that was, but in the absence of clarification it's most likely to have been her own.

 

[whatsnext]

And that is what kills me about english not being my first language, I can't read between the lines... for now I'll have trust in your opinion.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

And that is what kills me about english not being my first language, I can't read between the lines... for now I'll have trust in your opinion.

I wish my German was as good as your English.

 

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Found safe!
Police find missing woman at Edmonton mall 5 days after she disappeared
"UPDATE: On July 31, 2018, police said Melnyk was found by patrol members at Londonderry Mall earlier in the day. They said she was found in good health and unharmed."

 

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Found safe!
Police find missing woman at Edmonton mall 5 days after she disappeared
"UPDATE: On July 31, 2018, police said Melnyk was found by patrol members at Londonderry Mall earlier in the day. They said she was found in good health and unharmed."

How great to get some good news once in a while!!