Édith Blais

📍 Location

📝 Description

Edith Blais, a Sherbrooke, Quebec woman, disappeared in Burkina Faso in December 2018 along with Italian traveler Luca Tacchetto while driving through the country en route to Togo for humanitarian work. In 2024, Burkinabe government officials publicly stated the pair were alive and no longer in Burkina Faso, suggesting they may have been moved to another country; Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said he believed Blais was alive. As of December 8, 2025, there has been no publicly confirmed location or safe return for either individual, and the case remains unresolved.

🔍 Circumstances

They were last seen on December 15, 2018 in the southwestern city of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, traveling by car toward Ouagadougou with plans to continue to Togo for humanitarian volunteering. Subsequent media reports discussed possibilities of kidnapping or displacement amid rising insecurity in the Sahel. In 2024, government officials publicly stated they were alive and no longer in Burkina Faso, but no precise current location has been disclosed.

👤 Physical Description

Not publicly released in detail beyond ages: Edith Blais was 34 at the time of disappearance; Luca Tacchetto was 30. No additional reliable physical description has been published.

ℹ️ Additional Details

Public updates have been sparse and unconfirmed about current whereabouts or status beyond 2024 statements that they are alive and not in Burkina Faso. No verified public confirmation of their location or safe return as of 2025.

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