A woman who was originally reported as missing has now been determined to have died as a result of injuries from a motor vehicle collision near Rocky Mountain House. 41-year-old Crystal Whitford of O’Chiese First Nation was reported missing on July 18, 2021. 

On July 21, 2021, Rocky Mountain House Search and Rescue and RCMP located a deceased female who was tentatively identified as Whitford. 

Later RCMP confirmed the identity of the body and as of September 8, 2021, RCMP have charged 27-year-old Donnelly Strawberry from the O’Chiese First Nation with Manslaughter. 

Strawberry was arrested and after a Judicial Interim Release Hearing was remanded and is next scheduled to appear on Sept. 8, 2021 in Rocky Mountain House Provincial Court.