A ground search in northeastern Nova Scotia turned up no sign of a missing 19-year-old woman by dusk Monday.
Police in New Glasgow, N.S., said Amber Kirwan was last seen early Sunday morning at a local pool hall where she had gone with a group of friends.
They say shortly after 1:30 a.m. she left her friends to meet her boyfriend at a nearby convenience store.
The boyfriend, Mason Campbell, told CTV News that he arrived at the store but Kirwan wasn't there.
"She's not the type of person not to call either her parents or me or any of her friends," he said.
Campbell said he believed his girlfriend was either lost or somebody was holding her against her will. Other friends and family say the disappearance is out of character for Kirwan.
Police have been checking with local businesses and taxi companies, as well as with family and friends in hopes of finding the young woman.
Search teams have also been looking in local wooded areas of the town and small boats have been searching the East River.
Joyce White, a local resident helping in the search, told CTV that the case is having a big impact on the small community.
"It must touch everyone. It doesn't matter who it is, it's somebody's daughter," she said.
Anyone with information on Kirwan's whereabouts is being asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
