Ontario paramedic missing from B.C. music festival: police

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Kurjata, A. (2026, July 30). Ontario paramedic missing from B.C. music festival: police. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/shambhala-music-festival-missing-person-9.7289519?cmp=rss

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CBC News · collected 2026-07-30 · by Andrew Kurjata

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Kayla Boisvert, a 28-year-old Ontario woman and paramedic, went missing from the Shambhala Music Festival in British Columbia on July 27 around 2:15 am PT. According to her twin sister Dianna, Kayla tried to call her before disappearing, but the call went straight to voicemail. The festival, which had over 21,000 attendees this year, is working with RCMP and public safety agencies to support the search for Boisvert. Her family describes her as a cautious and experienced festival-goer who would normally know how to seek help in an emergency situation.
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Story summary

Kayla Boisvert, a 28-year-old paramedic from Trenton, Ontario, has gone missing while attending the Shambhala Music Festival in British Columbia. She was last seen at the festival on July 27th around 2:15am and her disappearance is considered unusual because she usually stays in contact with her family throughout events like this. Her twin sister, Dianna Boisvert, said that she received two calls from Kayla shortly after she went missing, but when Dianna tried to call back, the phone went straight to voicemail. The RCMP are searching for Kayla and asking anyone with information to come forward.

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📰 Paramedic Missing at Music Festival
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Andrew Kurjata
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B.C. Ont RCMP Shambhala music festival Trenton

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Boisvert PERSON · 5× Dianna Boisvert PERSON · 3× B.C. GPE · 2× Kayla Boisvert PERSON · 2× Ont GPE · 2× RCMP ORG · 2× Trenton GPE · 2× CBC News ORG · 1× Ontario GPE · 1× Salmo GPE · 1×

Narrative

Friends and family say Boisvert works as a paramedic and frequently attended festivals, and that it is highly unusual for her to not stay in contact throughout the event. Now, her twin sister says she received two calls from Boisvert shortly after she was last seen. "I was sleeping and called her back instantly when I realized that she called," Dianna Boisvert said in a statement to CBC News.
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🔮 "Even if her phone died, even if she lost her phone, even if she got lost, she would know how to seek help," he said.
2026-07-30 · CBC News
Ontario paramedic missing from B.C. music festival: police · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

Woman missing from Shambhala music festival tried to call sister before disappearance, family says Kayla Boisvert of Trenton, Ont., was last seen July 27 asserted
Boisvert → miss → Trenton
An Ontario woman who went missing while attending the Shambhala Music Festival in B.C. tried to call her twin sister shortly before disappearing, her family says. asserted
family → go → sister
RCMP are looking for 28-year-old Kayla Boisvert of Trenton, Ont., who was attending the four-day electronic music festival held near Salmo, in B.C.'s West Kootenay region. asserted
who → look → region
They say she was last seen at the festival around 2:15 a.m. PT on July 27. asserted
she → say → July
News of her disappearance was widely shared across social media in the immediate aftermath, and anyone with information was urged to contact police. asserted
anyone → share → police
Friends and family say Boisvert works as a paramedic and frequently attended festivals, and that it is highly unusual for her to not stay in contact throughout the event. Now, her twin sister says she received two calls from Boisvert shortly after she was last seen. "I was sleeping and called her back instantly when I realized that she called," Dianna Boisvert said in a statement to CBC News. asserted
Boisvert → say → News
She said that when she tried to call her sister back, the call went straight to voicemail. asserted
call → say → voicemail
"That was unnerving," she said in an interview. asserted
she → say → interview
Dianna Boisvert said she spent the next day scouring social media and messaging people who knew her sister and were attending the festival, knowing her sister was camping in an area with poor connectivity. asserted
sister → say → connectivity
Shambhala, which bills itself as Canada's largest outdoor electronic music festival, is held on farmland along the Salmo River about 400 kilometres east of Vancouver. asserted
which → bill → Vancouver
It says more than 21,000 people were involved in this year's sold-out event, including artists, staff and ticketholders. asserted
people → say → artists
In a statement, the festival says it is working closely with RCMP and public safety agencies to support the search for Boisvert. asserted
it → say → Boisvert
Experienced and safe festival-goer Ming Liu was at the festival and said he knows Boisvert through other music events they've both attended. He said he ran into her several times through the weekend, adding that she was in good spirits. asserted
she → say → spirits
Liu also said Boisvert is a cautious person and an experienced festival-goer who had two first aid kits with her throughout the weekend. asserted
who → say → weekend
"Even if her phone died, even if she lost her phone, even if she got lost, she would know how to seek help," he said. asserted
he → die → help
Dianna Boisvert said she wants people to know that her sister is "an incredibly strong person, an accomplished deadlifter," as well as a paramedic and academic who studied at McMaster University. asserted
who → say → University
She asked anyone with anything that could help her to come forward. uncertain
that → ask → her
"We want our sister, daughter, friend home safe." asserted
We → want → friend
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