Alberta RCMP looking for missing mom and daughter

Alberta RCMP are actively searching for a missing mother and her young daughter. Desiree De Avila, 24, and her three-year-old daughter, Chastity De Avila, were last seen in Nanton, about 60 kilometres south of Calgary, at approximately 9:41 a.m. on Thursday, August 22.

The pair is believed to be travelling in a silver 2011 Kia Rio with Alberta license plate CSJ 0467

Desiree is described as 5’4″ (163 centimetres) and 116 pounds (53 kilograms) with black hair and brown eyes.

Chastity is 40 inches tall (102 centimetres) and 35 pounds (16 kilograms) with black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on the pair’s whereabouts is asked to call Nanton RCMP at 403-646-5722.

Tips can also be left anonymously through Crime Stoppers

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