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Japanese student studying in 麻豆精选 found dead in Vancouver

Mia Saito was declared missing on Jan. 9
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麻豆精选 Japanese exchange student Mia Saito was found dead in Vancouver. (麻豆精选 RCMP/Contributed)

A missing UBC Okanagan student has been found dead in Vancouver.

Japanese exchange Mia Saito, was declared missing on Jan. 9 after taking a flight from 麻豆精选 to Vancouver on Jan. 7.

On Friday, Jan. 26, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) confirmed to Black Press Media that Saito was found dead and stated her death doesn鈥檛 appear to be part of a crime. It wasn鈥檛 confirmed when Saito died but according to a social media post, Saito died on Jan. 12 at the latest.

鈥淪he passed away due to an unexpected incident,鈥 said the social media post. 鈥淯nfortunately, I鈥檓 unable to provide any specific details regarding the incident.鈥

Black Press Media has also reached out to the 麻豆精选 RCMP for additional comment.

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Jordy Cunningham

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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