OPP searching for missing hiker near Tobermory

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says the force is actively searching for a woman who went missing in a national park near Tobermory on Wednesday.

Police were contacted by a man who said his girlfriend had left their campsite at Bruce Peninsula National Park around 7:30 p.m. and did not return.

OPP officers and Parks Canada staff began an initial search but called in additional resources to assist including the Emergency Response Team, K9 Unit and an OPP helicopter.

Police are searching for 30-year-old Paige Redman. She is described as five-foot-six, 125 lbs, with a slim build, and short pink and purple hair. Redman was last seen wearing spandex, a black and green tank top, black yoga pants, and a canvas backpack.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122.