A man has made a desperate plea to find his pregnant wife, who disappeared while they were playing Pokemon Go.
Police in Abbotsford, British Columbia are seeking the public's help to find 38-year-old Marie Stuart, who disappeared without her medication.
She was last seen at approximately 3pm on December 27, at the Seven Oaks shopping mall in Abbotsford, a small city near Vancouver.
Her husband, Leslie Scott Schellenberg, said Stuart is five months pregnant and 'in a bit of a state.'
'She's in a bit of a state and I'm worried that she might just wander aimlessly,' he told
CTV News.
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Abbotsford Police Constable Ian MacDonald said the couple had been playing Pokémon Go on Tuesday afternoon and has missed their regular bus home.
They took another bus that stopped near the mall, but they 'became separated' shortly after getting off, he said.
'The husband looked for her for a few minutes and he assumed he would see her at home which was walking distance from that bus stop,' he told the TV channel.
Schellenberg called police about an hour after his wife went missing, and officers immediately started searching for Stuart because she did not have her medication or a cell phone.
Constable MacDonald said images of Stuart were posted to social media, and police received many tips, but three that were investigated overnight 'didn't pan out'.
He added that Stuart is 'one of the most recognizable faces' in Abbotsford, which has a population of about 140,000.
Stuart is 5'2' tall, and has black hair, and wears glasses. When she was last seen she was wearing a yellow tuque hat and a dark-coloured jacket.