April 17, 2026

On October 11, 2023, Chelsey was at her father’s house. At around 2 a.m., she left on foot. Her father assumed she was stepping outside for a cigarette and would return shortly, but she never came back. She was wearing blue jeans and a purple winter jacket. When she did not return, her family filed a missing persons report with the Vanderhoof police department.

An aunt told CBC News that Quaw had recently moved to the community, around 85 kilometres west of Prince George, B.C., to stay with her father and two siblings.

On Nov. 6, RCMP announced Quaw’s body had been found in a wooded area of the community, which has an on-reserve population of about 400 people.