A Quinte woman is speaking for the first time publicly after going missing from a British Columbia music festival late last month.
In a post on Instagram earlier this week, Hastings-Quinte paramedic Kayla Boisvert touched on the aftermath of her disappearance from the Shambhala Music Festival in Salmo, BC in July.
The ensuing search garnered national and international attention, ending with her being located the night of July 30 near the Nelway, BC border.
“I was taken into the care of BC paramedics. They kept me safe, and brought me to the hospital in Trail, where they took really good care of me,” Boisvert explained.
“I was lost in the forest, and had no idea where I was, until I was able to get information to get some idea of where to go for help.”
She admitted she is still trying to process everything, adding she has already been to one therapy session with a person she has seen regularly.
“I’ve been doing alright overall. I’m just taking it day-by-day,” Boisvert said in the video.
“I don’t want to share what happened yet. No matter how many times people ask me, it’s not going to change when I decide to share that story.”
“I know it’s something I want to do, I know it’s going to help people, but I’ve got to process it still.”
The Trenton resident thanked her family for flying out to help in the search, all the supporters that donated to a Go Fund Me to cover costs associated with the family’s flight and the search and rescue workers, paramedics and local residents in BC.
