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SA国际影视传媒榃e love you Sladjana:SA国际影视传媒 Friends, MLA, make public appeal in search for missing woman

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Friends of Sladjana Petrovic, last seen in the downtown area on Boxing Day, joined Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green at a news conference Friday, where they made a public appeal in the hopes of locating the missing 60-year-old.

SA国际影视传媒淲e miss you. WeSA国际影视传媒檙e concerned about you and your whole community is looking for you,SA国际影视传媒 said Valerie Braden, a longtime friend of Petrovic who addressed media at the Multiplex.

Petrovic was reported missing on Dec. 27, prompting Yellowknife to open a missing persons investigation, which remains active.

In a pair of news releases issued by police on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31, Mounties stated it was out of the ordinary for Petrovic, a downtown resident, not to visit certain businesses or connect with her small group of friends and acquaintances, a point echoed by PetrovicSA国际影视传媒檚 friends during FridaySA国际影视传媒檚 press conference.

Elizabeta Alaga, Valerie Braden and Julie Green, MLA for Yellowknife Centre, sought the public's help in locating missing Sladjana Petrovic, 60, (pictured in background). Brendan Burke/NNSL photo.

SA国际影视传媒(Petrovic) has a routine she loves,SA国际影视传媒 said Valerie Braden. SA国际影视传媒淔or her not to do that - itSA国际影视传媒檚 very unusual.SA国际影视传媒

Petrovic is Serbian by birth and has lived in the capital for some 20 years. She has no family in Yellowknife. PetrovicSA国际影视传媒檚 friends say she is quiet and keeps to herself.

Petrovic relies on medication. She participates in a Salvation Army Yellowknife-run program that ensures sheSA国际影视传媒檚 taking her medication on time. Her failure to attend the Salvation Army, at least in part, led to her being reported missing to .

SA国际影视传媒淪he needs medication or sheSA国际影视传媒檒l be really, really sick,SA国际影视传媒 Elizabeta Alaga told reporters.

Alaga said she couldnSA国际影视传媒檛 go into specifics on what PetrovicSA国际影视传媒檚 medication treated.

In an earlier interview with Lidija Trailovic, another longtime friend, said Petrovic had struggled with depression.

Alaga, a friend of Petrovic for some 20 years, took a moment to speak directly to her missing friend in Serbian, a language they both share.

SA国际影视传媒淲e love you Sladjana,SA国际影视传媒 continued Alaga.

SA国际影视传媒淚 just want people to know Sladjana is a lovely and kind person, SA国际影视传媒 she said. SA国际影视传媒淪he has some friends in town who really care about her.SA国际影视传媒

SA国际影视传媒淚 pray we find her as soon as possible,SA国际影视传媒 added Alaga.

Green, an acquaintance of Petrovic and a longtime womenSA国际影视传媒檚 advocate, urged residents and friends of Petrovic to come forward with any information related to her whereabouts.

SA国际影视传媒淓ven if sheSA国际影视传媒檚 doing fine, call and let us know that she is doing fine,SA国际影视传媒 pleaded Green.

Green, Alaga and Braden all called on residents to keep an eye out for Petrovic, and to provide any information related to her whereabouts.

Sgt. Yannick Hamel of the Yellowknife , one of three members in an attendance alongside representatives from the Salvation Army, told reporters the ongoing search effort for Petrovic SA国际影视传媒渉as been a prioritySA国际影视传媒 for the forceSA国际影视传媒檚 General Investigations Unit.

Sgt. Yannick Hamel of the Yellowknife , fields questions from reporters Friday alongside Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green. Brendan Burke/NNSL photo.

Hamel said police are looking to speak with anyone who may know Petrovic.

The last known sighting of Petrovic in downtown Yellowknife on Boxing Day occurred in the morning, said Hamel, a piece of information that hadnSA国际影视传媒檛 yet been released to the public.

Hamel said he couldnSA国际影视传媒檛 go into specifics about where in the downtown she was last seen.

Hamel said search and rescue resources have been mobilized for an SA国际影视传媒渦rban search.SA国际影视传媒

Tips from the public continue to come in, he said, adding some had been passed along to Yellowknife Friday.

Hamel did not answer when asked whether or not police believe Petrovic is still in Yellowknife.

Petrovic is described by police as SA国际影视传媒淐aucasian, 5SA国际影视传媒7SA国际影视传媒 / 170 cm, 257 lbs / 117 kg, heavy build, shoulder length SA国际影视传媒榮alt and pepperSA国际影视传媒 brown hair and blue eyes.SA国际影视传媒

A clothing description is not available at this time, say police, but Petrovic may have been wearing a blue jacket and running shoes. She may also be wearing an over-the-shoulder SA国际影视传媒渟atchel style purse,SA国际影视传媒 according to .

Anyone with information related to the whereabouts of Sladjana Petrovic is asked to contact either Yellowknife at 867-669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, nwtnutips.com, (click on SA国际影视传媒渟ubmit a web tipSA国际影视传媒) or text: nwtnutips to 274637

Updates to follow.

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