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A Father & His Daughter Are Still Missing So Police In BC Just Released New Information

They went missing after a court ordered that the girl be returned to her mom.

Western Canada Editor

Police have released new information regarding their search for a missing father and daughter in B.C.

Jesse and Violet Bennet were reported missing on January 23, three days after a court ordered Jesse to return 7-year-old Violet to her mom as per a joint custody agreement.

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP reported at the time that they believed Jesse was "actively evading" police officers. They had been unable to contact him.

Now, in a statement released on February 18, investigators said they no longer believe that Jesse and Violet are travelling in a Honda Civic and may be linked to a different vehicle.

They are now looking for a 2001 black Dodge Dakota Sport club cab with a white canopy. The licence plate of the truck is not known.

Police describe Jesse as a 36-year-old Caucasian man, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair. He possibly has a shaved head or is wearing a hat, and has a beard.

Violet is described as a Caucasian girl weighing 50 to 60 pounds, approximately 4 feet tall, with blue eyes and "big natural curly hair."

Anyone with information or knowledge of their whereabouts is asked to contact North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP at 250-748-5522.

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    • Western Canada Editor Daniel Milligan was the Western Canada Editor at Narcity Canada. He was responsible for developing trending news strategies and managing a team of writers and editors. Originally from the U.K., Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in journalism from Staffordshire University. Over the past decade, he has worked on major news stories including terror attacks in London, England, and Manchester, along with royal weddings, Brexit developments, the Canadian federal election and the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Daniel was a senior editor and newsroom leader at Trinity Mirror, one of the U.K.'s largest regional news websites. He would later move to Toronto and work at Yahoo Canada and CTV News/CTV National News.

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