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Australian hiker missing in Nova Scotia national park not heard from for two weeks

The Guardian · May 1, 2026, 1:25 AM

Key takeaways

  • Denise Ann Williams told family she was travelling to Chéticamp, a fishing village on the west coast of Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA search is underway in Canada for a 62-year-old Australian woman who was reported missing on Tuesday while hiking in a major coastal national park in the country’s south-east.
  • Denise Ann Williams was last heard from on 15 April, when she told family she was travelling to Chéticamp, a fishing village on the west coast of Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia.

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Denise Ann Williams told family she was travelling to Chéticamp, a fishing village on the west coast of Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Photograph: Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police View image in fullscreen Denise Ann Williams told family she was travelling to Chéticamp, a fishing village on the west coast of Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Photograph: Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police Canada Australian hiker missing in Nova Scotia national park not heard from for two weeksDenise Ann Williams, 62, was last heard from on 15 April, when she told her family she was travelling to the west coast of Cape Breton Island in Canada’s east

Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA search is underway in Canada for a 62-year-old Australian woman who was reported missing on Tuesday while hiking in a major coastal national park in the country’s south-east.

Denise Ann Williams was last heard from on 15 April, when she told family she was travelling to Chéticamp, a fishing village on the west coast of Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia.

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