Tashi Farmilo
LJI Reporter

A woman who went missing on July 12 near a lake in a remote wooded area behind Brennan’s
Hill was found safe on July 13 at approximately 1:45 pm, following a large-scale coordinated
search and rescue operation.

The call for assistance was received at 8:00 am on July 13, by the Service de sécurité incendie
de Low (SSI), after the woman failed to return from a walk the previous day. She had become
disoriented in the forest and was unable to find her way back.

The search involved the SSI de Low, an emergency response team from Denholm, the Sûreté
du Québec, Sauvetage Outaouais and the équipe SUMI de Lac Blue Sea. Local residents also
assisted with ground searches.

Deputy fire chief Ghyslain Robert confirmed that the woman was found by a neighbour who had
joined the search. The neighbour contacted the Sûreté du Québec and provided GPS
coordinates from his phone.

“She was in good shape when we found her,” said Robert. “She had plenty of bug bites and
possibly a sprained ankle, but she was alert and responsive.”

Rescuers used off-road equipment to evacuate her from the forest and transferred her to
paramedics for evaluation. She is expected to make a full recovery.

The woman’s name has not been released. It is not yet known whether she remained in place
during the night or attempted to find her way out.

“We may not know how she spent her time out there,” said Robert. “But thanks to the combined
effort of everyone involved and a neighbour who didn’t give up, we were able to bring her out
safely.”

Photo: A woman who went missing near a lake behind Brennan’s Hill on July 12 was found safe
the following afternoon after a coordinated search involving multiple rescue teams and local
volunteers. (TF) Photo: Courtesy of the Low Fire Department Facebook page