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Mani Family

UPDATE-LOCATED: Rimbey RCMP seek public’s assistance in locating missing family

Apr 9, 2024 | 3:19 PM

UPDATE: April 10, 2024 – 9:00 a.m.

Rimbey RCMP report that all six members of the Mani family have been located safe. We would like to thank the public and media for your assistance.

Mounties also advise that due to privacy concerns, RCMP are unable to comment on where the family members were located.

Rimbey RCMP request the public’s assistance with locating the Mani family.

Mounties say the family of six consisting of 39-year-old Winnie, 24-year-old Liliane, 18-year-old Debra, 15-year-old Israel, 14-year-old Samuel and 13-year-old Gabriel were last living in the area of Meridian Beach in Ponoka County.

Police say Winnie last spoke with family over the phone on April 3, 2024, though the whereabouts of her and that of her children hasn’t been confirmed since mid March 2024.

On March 28, 2024, the Calgary Police Service notified the Rimbey RCMP of a 2013 Black Dodge Durango, registered to Winnie Mani was located March 24, 2024. According to police, the vehicle was abandoned in a private parking lot in southeast Calgary near the Bow Habitat Station.

Winnie, the mother of the children is described as:

  • 39-years-old
  • Female
  • 5 feet 3 inches tall
  • 175 lbs
  • Brown eyes
  • Black hair
    Winnie Mani. (Rimbey RCMP)

Liliane is described as:

  • 24-years-old
  • Female
  • 4 feet 9 inches tall
  • 115 lbs
  • Brown eyes
  • Black hair
    Liliane Mani. (Rimbey RCMP)

Debra is described as:

  • 18-years-old
  • Female
  • 5 feet 2 inches tall
  • 120 lbs
  • Brown eyes
  • Black hair
    Debra Mani. (Rimbey RCMP)

Israel is described as:

  • 15-years-old
  • Male
  • 5 feet 6 inches tall
  • 120 lbs
  • Brown eyes
  • Black hair

Samuel is described as:

  • 14-years-old
  • Male
  • 4 feet 7 inches tall
  • 100 lbs
  • Brown eyes
  • Black hair

Gabriel is described as:

  • 13-years-old
  • Male
  • 3 feet 9 inches tall
  • 78 lbs
  • Brown eyes
  • Black hair
    Israel, Samuel, and Gabriel. (Rimbey RCMP)

Rimbey RCMP are concerned for the family’s well-being and are asking for the public’s assistance. RCMP believe the Mani’s may be in southern British Columbia.

If you have been in contact with the Mani family, or have information on their whereabouts, please contact the please contact Rimbey RCMP at 403-843-2224. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.

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