Ottawa police ask public to help find missing 13-year-old
Ottawa Police are asking anyone who sees a 13-year-old girl missing since November 4 to call the Missing Persons Unit. She is known to spend time in the Rideau Centre and ByWard Market.
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Ottawa Police are asking the public to help find Nakita Morris-Copenace, a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since November 4, 2026. Ottawa Police posted the notice on November 9 and said they have concerns for her health and safety.
Nakita is described as an Indigenous female with a medium build, 5-foot-7 and 120 pounds. She has short braided red hair and brown eyes. She has scarring on her left arm. She was last seen wearing a black sweater, a flower t-shirt, and black cargo pants.
According to the Ottawa Police Service, she is known to spend time in the downtown Ottawa area, in particular the Rideau Centre shopping mall and the ByWard Market neighbourhood.
Ottawa Police posted two other missing youth notices on the same day, November 9. Both of those were updated the same day to say the individuals had been located safely. The notice for Nakita Morris-Copenace remained active as of the posting time.
How to help
Anyone who sees Nakita or knows where she is should call the Ottawa Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2355. You can call at any time of day or night.
Ottawa Police ask that anyone who sees Nakita not approach or detain her. Call the Missing Persons Unit with the location and time, and let officers respond. A single call takes less than a minute.
How residents in the downtown area can help
People who work or spend time in the Rideau Centre, ByWard Market, or the surrounding streets are well placed to help. Both areas are busy with foot traffic and have security staff and businesses whose workers may notice a young person on their own.
If you see someone matching Nakita's description in those areas, call 613-236-1222, extension 2355. You do not need to know for certain that it is her. Ottawa Police ask the public to report any sighting so officers can check.
Questions this story answers
Who is Ottawa Police looking for?
Ottawa Police are looking for Nakita Morris-Copenace, a 13-year-old Indigenous female who has been missing since November 4, 2026. Police posted the public notice on November 9 and said they have concerns for her health and safety.
What does the missing girl look like?
Nakita Morris-Copenace is described as an Indigenous female with a medium build, 5-foot-7 and 120 pounds. She has short braided red hair and brown eyes. She has scarring on her left arm. She was last seen wearing a black sweater, a flower t-shirt, and black cargo pants. If you see her, do not approach her. Call the Ottawa Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2355.
Where in Ottawa was she last seen or known to visit?
According to Ottawa Police, Nakita is known to frequent the downtown Ottawa area, particularly the Rideau Centre shopping mall and the ByWard Market neighbourhood. Police posted the notice on November 9, 2026, five days after she was last seen.
How can the public help find her?
Anyone with information about Nakita Morris-Copenace's whereabouts is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2355. You can call at any time of day or night. Do not approach or detain her. Give police the location and the time you saw her, and let them respond.
When was she last seen?
Ottawa Police say she was last seen on November 4, 2026. The public notice asking the public to help find her was posted by Ottawa Police on November 9, 2026, five days after she was last seen. Police say they have concerns for her health and safety.
Why are police asking for public help?
Ottawa Police say they have concerns for Nakita's health and safety. Missing persons notices like this ask the public to call police if they see the person described, so officers can confirm she is safe.
What should someone do if they see her?
Anyone who sees Nakita Morris-Copenace should call the Ottawa Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2355. Do not approach or detain her. Call police with the location and time.
Has Ottawa Police issued other missing person notices recently?
Ottawa Police posted three missing youth notices on November 9, 2026. Two of those notices were updated the same day to say the individuals had been located. The notice for Nakita Morris-Copenace remained active as of the posting time.
Sources
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- Ottawa Police Service missing person noticeottawapolice.ca
- CityNews Ottawa report on east end assaultottawa.citynews.ca
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