The discovery of human remains on a farm near Salmon Arm has rattled women working in the Okanagan香蕉视频直播檚 sex trade.

There are currently five women missing from the Vernon-Shuswap area, and while police have not made a public connection to the farm and the missing women, fears are rising.

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Curtis Sagmoen is currently in custody related to an incident stemming from Aug. 27 and is connected to the property currently being searched by police.

He is charged with the following: disguising face with the intent to commit offence, intentionally discharging a firearm while reckless, uttering threats, careless use or storage of a firearm, possessing a weapon for dangerous purpose and possession of controlled substance.

On Oct. 13, Vernon RCMP reported they were investigating an Okanagan man in relation to an alleged incident involving threats made to a woman. Police said they initially responded to the incident on Aug. 28.

Lohr said it香蕉视频直播檚 wonderful that one woman was brave enough to speak up when a meet-up went dangerously awry, which possibly led to the discovery on the rural property. But she wants to know why more wasn香蕉视频直播檛 done to protect others who were on the street between then and now.

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Lohr said she knows the RCMP are busy, but suspects that issues with sex trade workers fall to the bottom of the pile all too often.

It香蕉视频直播檚 why Lohr goes out with her army of volunteers every night and provides harm reduction kits and an occasional shoulder to cry on.

Concerns around this vulnerable population have also earned the attention of Kelowna tech company YodelMe that香蕉视频直播檚 created an app that allows people to stay in touch, regardless of where they are, through satellite signals.

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Greg ter Wolbeek, business development manager for YodelMe said he learned about HOPE Outreach through a news article and said that he immediately thought their app could help and brought the idea back to his team, who agreed.

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Its been up and running for six months in the oil patch and there was also a pilot project done with BC Wildfire.

Whether it will work with vulnerable women remains to be seen, but ter Wolbeek said it香蕉视频直播檚 worth a try.

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