Nanaimo woman deemed missing after leaving hospital against medical advice on Friday

Nanaimo RCMP are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 22-year-old woman who left the hospital against medical advice.

In a media release, RCMP said Isabelle Schopf was last seen leaving Nanaimo Regional General Hospital at around 5 p.m. on Friday, October 22nd.

Schopf left the hospital against medical advice, and a result, police and her family are extremely worried for her safety and well-being.

Police described Schopf as a Indigenous and is 5’6″ tall and weights about 115 pounds. She currently has her hair dyed blue and has a tattoo of a dragon under her collarbone and one of a butterfly on her right wrist.

No clothing description was available.

She has been known to spend time in Parksville-Qualicum and may be trying to reach the Lower Mainland.

Anyone with information on Schopf’s whereabouts is asked to call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345.