Missing 14-year-old to locate

Lydia Oyukuluk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 29, 2026      11:45 a.m.

Ottawa — The Ottawa Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance to locate missing 14-year-old Lydia Oyukuluk.

Lydia was last seen on Wednesday, October 28, at approximately 6 p.m. in the 1000 block of Gladstone Avenue.

Lydia is Indigenous and described as 4’9” tall with a petite build. She has long black hair that is partially dyed red at the back. She was last seen wearing baggy black sweatpants, a black camouflage hoodie and socks (unknown colour). She was not wearing shoes.

Anyone with information about Lydia’s whereabouts is asked to call the Missing Persons Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2355.

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