Missing 72-year-old Montreal North woman believed to have gone into Rivière des Prairies
SPVM says it is still treating Léonne Aneus's case as a missing person and has recovered no body.
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Montreal police are still treating the case of a 72-year-old Montreal North woman as a missing person, even as a social media post suggests she may have gone into the Rivière des Prairies. Léonne Aneus has been missing since October 24. The post, shared by pages dedicated to finding her, appeared shortly after noon on Friday and expressed deep sadness over what it called the latest development, thanking the community for its help.
SPVM said that no body has been recovered.
A command post has been set up near Saint-Michel Boulevard and Monselet Street in Montreal North to gather information from residents who may have seen Aneus or captured her on home surveillance cameras. Residents are asked to check sheds and other areas on their properties where she may have sought shelter. Search organisers ask the public to avoid speculation and to show discretion and compassion toward her family and loved ones.
The facts
Who is missing and since when?
Léonne Aneus, a 72-year-old Montreal North woman, has been missing since October 24, 2026. Montreal police are still treating her case as a missing person.
Has a body been recovered in the Léonne Aneus case?
No body has been recovered, according to SPVM, even though a social media post suggests Léonne Aneus may have gone into the
