Kelowna RCMP identify woman whose body was found at dog park

Kelowna RCMP has identified a woman whose body was found at the North Glenmore Dog Park Jan. 16.

Police have identified the woman as 25-year-old Austyn Godfrey of Ontario. A Kelowna RCMP media release says Godfrey's next of kin have been notified.

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Kelowna RCMP is asking anyone who may have had any contact with Austyn Godfrey in the days and hours leading up to 8:30 a.m. Jan. 16 to contact them.

Police would also like to hear from motorists with dash cameras who drove Glenmore Road North, near the dog park, between 9:00 p.m. on January 15th and 8:30 a.m. on January 16th, 2022.

Police say they have released Godfrey's name and photograph to further its investigation.

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Kelowna RCMP

Anyone with any information can call the Serious Crime tip line at 250-470-6236 or remain anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net.


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After a decade of globetrotting, U.K. native Ben Bulmer ended up settling in Canada in 2009. Calling Vancouver home he headed back to school and studied journalism at Langara College. From there he headed to Ottawa before winding up in a small anglophone village in Quebec, where he worked for three years at a feisty English language newspaper. Ben is always on the hunt for a good story, an interesting tale and to dig up what really matters to the community.