A 17-year-old New Westminster girl who was reported missing in Whistler on the weekend has been found alive and well.

Maggie Fu was reported missing on Saturday (Aug. 28) at around 6 p.m. after she became separated from her family while walking with her family in Whistler Village about two hours earlier. Police and Whistler Search and Rescue launched an intensive search, and on Sunday (Aug. 29) at 2:25 p.m., Whistler RCP reported that she had been found “alive and well.”

“Whistler RCMP would like to thank Whistler Search and Rescue for their efforts towards locating Ms. Fu,” RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair said in a statement.

“As well, police would like to thank the public for tips received following the public appeal for information. The investigation into this matter is now closed and the incident is being treated as a personal family matter.”