Madison "Maddy" Geraldine Scott (born 29 April 1991) was a Canadian woman who disappeared on 28 May 2011, after a party she attended at Hogsback Lake, 25 kilometers southeast of Vanderhoof, British Columbia.
One day after the twelfth anniversary of her disappearance, on 29 May 2023, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) stated the remains of Madison Scott had been identified after being found earlier that month at a rural property on the east side of Vanderhoof.
She enjoyed dirt biking, figure skating, horseback riding, team sports and hanging out with her friends.
[4][3] At the time of her disappearance, Scott was described as Caucasian, 20 years old, weighing 160–180 pounds (73–82 kg), with a height of 5 feet 4 inches (163 cm), green eyes, and natural ginger hair color.
[2] Scott traveled to Hogsback Lake in her white 1990 Ford F-150 pickup truck[6] with her friend Jordi Bolduc for a party on the evening of May 27, 2011, but had retired to her tent and sleeping bag.
[13] Soil type in the area is mainly glacial till composed of sand, gravel and clay, with a basalt bedrock.
[14]The area has been searched by foot, quad, horseback, helicopter using a forward-looking infrared camera, divers, cadaver dogs, boat, car and truck.
[15] The helicopter search included the use of forward-looking infrared in the early morning hours, as the ground was cool and body heat would stand out.
The helicopter search covered an area east to west between Isle Pierre and Fraser Lake, and north to south between Fort St. James and south of Sinkut Mountain (Finger Lake/Paddock Lake), totaling an area of approximately 2788.16 km2 (50 km x 71 km ellipse).
[24] Madison Scott's remains were discovered and identified in May 2023 at a rural property several kilometres from Hogsback Lake.