Police in Coquitlam are asking for the public’s help in locating a 53-year-old missing from a psychiatric hospital.

On Sept.6, Kara White was reported missing on an "unauthorized" basis from the Cottonwood Lodge in Coquitlam. She is now wanted on a province-wide warrant for being unlawfully at large, according to a RCMP statement this weekend.

White is described as 53 years old, 5’4" in height, 135 pounds with blue eyes and dark hair. She was last seen wearing a black-and-red plaid jacket and red-yellow-coloured leggings.

The patient may be in the eastern part of the Fraser Valley and Chilliwack areas. If she is spotted, police advise not to approach her, but to call 911.

Information about Kara White’s whereabouts can also be shared with the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and by quoting file number 2018-27873.