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The search for Kadin Savikataaq | Nunavut RCMP say 20-year-old who disappeared in 2024 likely drowned, but her family suspects foul play | Juanita Taylor · CBC News · Posted: Apr 05, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 5
(Image from Unidentified Human Remains Canada FB Page)
(Any formatting in the text below, bold, italics, etc, are mine added for emphasis)
“Kadin went missing in Arviat in August 2024 after she went out for the night and never returned. The truck she'd been driving was later discovered submerged in Hudson Bay, but Kadin was never found and nobody has come forward with any information about what happened.”
...
“Copland says she woke up in the middle of the night, worried about her daughter, so she texted her. She says Kadin told her she was still driving. When Kadin stopped replying to her messages, she started to worry.
The friend Kadin was supposed to be staying with was also worried. In the middle of the night, he went to Copland's house to tell her that Kadin had called to ask for a ride home because she'd been drinking. He told Copland he heard at least two other men with Kadin when she called.
Together, they went looking for Kadin.
While driving, they saw ATV lights in the distance and headed toward The Point, what people in Arviat call Nuvuk, a stretch of land that leads to Hudson Bay during low tide. The area has no trees and is surrounded by bogs and marshlands.
When they got closer to the ATVs, Copland stopped one of the drivers and asked what was going on. He told her there was a white truck in the water, that they'd tried to get to it, but that the tide was coming in.
"That's when I knew. It was Kadin." Copland said, her voice lowering to a whisper. "It was our truck."
Copland turned back to tell her family, but on the way, she says she came upon one of the men Kadin had reportedly been drinking with.
"So we stopped and said ‘Our truck's in the water, where's Kadin?' But he wasn't saying anything, so we just left him."
…
"The search
The search for Kadin started almost immediately.
By morning, the whole community was involved. Joe says it was the biggest search effort he's ever seen, involving ATVs, trucks, boats and even a helicopter.
"And I myself was flying an airplane, doing grids," he said. "No matter where I flew, there was someone on a boat, someone walking, someone on an ATV.
Despite these efforts, Joe says the search turned up "no evidence at all. Nothing."
And yet, he says, Kadin has to be somewhere."
…
“The investigation
Nunavut RCMP's Major Crimes Unit was called in to investigate.
In an email to Unreserved, RCMP said that the most likely cause of Kadin's disappearance was drowning after a single motor vehicle collision.
The RCMP didn't share the evidence collected during its investigation, but said it supports the theory that Kadin drowned. However, without her remains, the RCMP noted that a definitive conclusion about what happened to Kadin can't be reached.
Joe doesn't agree with the RCMP's theory that Kadin drowned.
"If the RCMP thinks she went in the water, those boats would have found her. If the boat would not have found her, that airplane would have found her," he said.
"I personally even scuba dived in that area. If she was down in the water, I was hoping I would at least find her, but unfortunately, I couldn't find her."
He and Copland also aren't satisfied with the RCMP's investigative efforts. Joe says only two members of the Major Crimes Unit were in the community for just two or three days.
"In my opinion, they came to a conclusion way too quick without knowing the facts or knowing anything that goes on in the area," Joe said.
His suspicions grew when he recovered Kadin's cellphone in the truck after the tide went out, something he said she'd never leave.
"There definitely is foul play involved for her circumstances to be the way they are."
Kadin's family believes she was murdered and that her body was buried.”
Subsequent searches of the area have so far turned up nothing, Kadin is still missing. The family Is offering $30 000 for any information that could help in the investigation to find Kadin and discover what happened to her.
I could not find a NCMPUR or Doe Network entry or any other database entry for Kadin, I will post one in the thread if I do end up coming across one at a later time
RCMP Contact - Arviat Detachment (English only):
For emergency assistance: Dial 867-857-1111
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm
Non-emergency contact information:
General inquiries 867-857-0123
Location
402 4th Avenue
Arviat, Nunavut
Mailing address
PO Box 149
Arviat NU X0C 0E0
(Image from Unidentified Human Remains Canada FB Page)
(Any formatting in the text below, bold, italics, etc, are mine added for emphasis)
“Kadin went missing in Arviat in August 2024 after she went out for the night and never returned. The truck she'd been driving was later discovered submerged in Hudson Bay, but Kadin was never found and nobody has come forward with any information about what happened.”
...
“Copland says she woke up in the middle of the night, worried about her daughter, so she texted her. She says Kadin told her she was still driving. When Kadin stopped replying to her messages, she started to worry.
The friend Kadin was supposed to be staying with was also worried. In the middle of the night, he went to Copland's house to tell her that Kadin had called to ask for a ride home because she'd been drinking. He told Copland he heard at least two other men with Kadin when she called.
Together, they went looking for Kadin.
While driving, they saw ATV lights in the distance and headed toward The Point, what people in Arviat call Nuvuk, a stretch of land that leads to Hudson Bay during low tide. The area has no trees and is surrounded by bogs and marshlands.
When they got closer to the ATVs, Copland stopped one of the drivers and asked what was going on. He told her there was a white truck in the water, that they'd tried to get to it, but that the tide was coming in.
"That's when I knew. It was Kadin." Copland said, her voice lowering to a whisper. "It was our truck."
Copland turned back to tell her family, but on the way, she says she came upon one of the men Kadin had reportedly been drinking with.
"So we stopped and said ‘Our truck's in the water, where's Kadin?' But he wasn't saying anything, so we just left him."
…
"The search
The search for Kadin started almost immediately.
By morning, the whole community was involved. Joe says it was the biggest search effort he's ever seen, involving ATVs, trucks, boats and even a helicopter.
"And I myself was flying an airplane, doing grids," he said. "No matter where I flew, there was someone on a boat, someone walking, someone on an ATV.
Despite these efforts, Joe says the search turned up "no evidence at all. Nothing."
And yet, he says, Kadin has to be somewhere."
…
“The investigation
Nunavut RCMP's Major Crimes Unit was called in to investigate.
In an email to Unreserved, RCMP said that the most likely cause of Kadin's disappearance was drowning after a single motor vehicle collision.
The RCMP didn't share the evidence collected during its investigation, but said it supports the theory that Kadin drowned. However, without her remains, the RCMP noted that a definitive conclusion about what happened to Kadin can't be reached.
Joe doesn't agree with the RCMP's theory that Kadin drowned.
"If the RCMP thinks she went in the water, those boats would have found her. If the boat would not have found her, that airplane would have found her," he said.
"I personally even scuba dived in that area. If she was down in the water, I was hoping I would at least find her, but unfortunately, I couldn't find her."
He and Copland also aren't satisfied with the RCMP's investigative efforts. Joe says only two members of the Major Crimes Unit were in the community for just two or three days.
"In my opinion, they came to a conclusion way too quick without knowing the facts or knowing anything that goes on in the area," Joe said.
His suspicions grew when he recovered Kadin's cellphone in the truck after the tide went out, something he said she'd never leave.
"There definitely is foul play involved for her circumstances to be the way they are."
Kadin's family believes she was murdered and that her body was buried.”
Subsequent searches of the area have so far turned up nothing, Kadin is still missing. The family Is offering $30 000 for any information that could help in the investigation to find Kadin and discover what happened to her.
I could not find a NCMPUR or Doe Network entry or any other database entry for Kadin, I will post one in the thread if I do end up coming across one at a later time
RCMP Contact - Arviat Detachment (English only):
For emergency assistance: Dial 867-857-1111
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm
Non-emergency contact information:
General inquiries 867-857-0123
Location
402 4th Avenue
Arviat, Nunavut
Mailing address
PO Box 149
Arviat NU X0C 0E0
