Missing Alberta woman may be in Okanagan

The search for a missing Alberta woman has been expanded into B.C.

Drayton Valley RCMP say Ashley Collins, also known by the name Ashley Fricke, went missing on June 16, in the middle of the night and has not been seen or heard from since.

“It is believed that Ashley has ties to the Kelowna, B.C. area and may be in that area,” Mounties say in a media release issued Thursday.

RCMP are sharing the following message on behalf of Ashley’s sister Michelle:

“Ash if you are seeing this, please come home baby sister, you don’t have to stay away, we love you, and we need to know you are okay. Ash, please call home, everything will be okay if you just come home.”

Ashley Collins (Fricke) is described as:

54 tall

160 lbs

medium length dark brunette hair

brown eyes

tattoo on left forearm of a child’s drawing

unknown tattoo on her right arm

nose diamond piercing

right eyebrow ring.

If you have any information on her whereabouts, please contact Drayton Valley RCMP at 780-542-4456. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.