Alleged kidnapper arrested after missing woman found safe earlier this week: Sask. RCMP

Mounties in Saskatchewan say a 31-year-old man facing a kidnapping charge has been found and arrested, after a 30-year-old missing woman was reported missing on Monday morning.

According to the RCMP, the woman “was reportedly taken from a residence near Makwa Lake,” about 70 kilometres west of Meadow Lake, shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday.

In an update issued just after 12:30 p.m., police said the woman had been found safely, but officers are still searching for the man allegedly responsible.

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According to the RCMP, the 31-year-old is facing charges of kidnapping with a firearm and breaching conditions of an undertaking in connection with the alleged abduction.

The man was described as five-foot-11, weighing 198 pounds, with blue eyes and short, brown hair. He’s known to travel to Loon Lake, Lloydminster, St. Walburg and Maidstone, police said.

“He may be driving a grey 2009 Chevrolet Impala with SK license plate 402 NRJ,” the RCMP said in an earlier statement, while still searching for the man. “The car has a damaged windshield and damage to the front bumper. The direction of travel is unknown.”