Two women have been arrested and charged in connection to an abduction investigation which began on Wednesday. Saskatchewan RCMP officers began the search for two suspects and a victim after a woman reported she had been abducted at gunpoint from Meadow Lake that afternoon. She was later dropped off in a rural area and called the police.

The woman told officers there was a second victim in the car when she got in. Later that day, it was reported to Grande Prairie, Alberta RCMP that a woman had escaped two abductors, and it was determined she was the second victim. She had non life threatening injuries.

Two women were located in Grande Prairie on Thursday. Thirty-six year old Lana Aubichon and 28 year old Janelle Chatelaine, both from Meadow Lake are facing charges that include using a firearm in a kidnapping, using a firearm during a robbery and uttering threats.