Woman reported missing after attending Shambhala Festival

As the search continues, family and friends remain hopeful that the woman missing after Shambhala Music Festival will be found safely.

Shambhala Music Festival ended with an urgent search underway after a 28-year-old paramedic from Ontario, Canada, disappeared during the event, leaving behind two unanswered phone calls to her twin sister that have left loved ones searching for answers.

Kayla Boisvert, of Trenton, Ontario, was last seen around 2:15 a.m. PT on July 27 at the electronic music festival near Salmo, British Columbia. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, she disappeared shortly after making two calls to her twin sister, Dianna Boisvert, who was asleep at the time.

When Dianna woke up and noticed the missed calls, she immediately tried calling her sister back, but both attempts went straight to voicemail. As the hours passed without hearing from Kayla, concern quickly set in, she told CBC.

Dianna later described the situation as “unnerving” and spent much of the following day searching for answers. She turned to social media, reached out to fellow festivalgoers and messaged attendees in hopes that someone had seen her sister. While Kayla had been camping in an area known for poor cell service, her family says losing contact with her for this long is highly out of character, CBC reported.

Those who spent the weekend with Kayla say there were no signs that anything was wrong before she vanished.

Ming Liu, a friend who has attended several music festivals with Kayla over the years, said he saw her multiple times throughout the weekend and that she appeared to be in good spirits. He described the 28-year-old as a seasoned festivalgoer who always prioritized safety and preparation, carrying two first aid kits with her throughout the event, the polcie report explained, CBC reported.

“Even if her phone died, even if she lost her phone, even if she got lost, she would know how to seek help,” Liu told CBC. “It’s abnormal.”

Kayla’s profession as a paramedic has only added to the concern among friends and family, who say she is resourceful, cautious and experienced in handling emergency situations. They believe she would have found a way to contact someone or seek assistance if she had simply become separated from her group or misplaced her phone, CBC reported.

RCMP officers are continuing to search for Kayla alongside Shambhala’s public safety teams in British Columbia’s West Kootenay region.

Featured image credit: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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Ashley Palya

I’ve been writing, covering events, and doing interviews with Exron for nearly four years, but have been an EDM-lover for over a decade. The music community and industry has a special place in my heart and I love exploring the depths. EDC Las Vegas is my favorite festival and this year will be my sixth time attending. Some other recent festivals I’ve been are Ultra, Elements, Lost Lands, Electric Forest, and Arc. I’ve been getting more into experimental bass, but techno and house will always have my heart. <3

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