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Los Angeles police seek missing Canadian woman; disappearance seen as suspicious

The Associated Press / Times Colonist
February 6, 2013

This photo released by the Los Angeles Police Department shows Elisa Lam of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The police are asking for the public’s help in locating the young Canadian woman who was visiting Los Angeles and last seen at a downtown hotel. Her disappearance is suspicious and may suggest foul play. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department )

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Police are seeking a young Canadian woman who disappeared during a visit to Los Angeles.

A Police Department press release says 21-year-old Elisa Lam of Vancouver, British Columbia, was travelling alone and was last seen at a downtown hotel.

The statement says her disappearance is suspicious and may suggest foul play.

Details are to be released at a Wednesday afternoon press conference at police headquarters. Detectives hope the public can supply leads to Lam's whereabouts.

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