Diggers hunt for woman's remains

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 9 (UPI) -- Archaeologists were digging at a home in a Vancouver neighborhood, hunting for signs of a woman missing since 1977, Canadian police say.

Vancouver city police said Wednesday the search is expected to take more than a week, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The woman's name has not been released by authorities.

"With the assistance of the Simon Fraser School of Archaeology, VPD Major Crime and Missing Persons investigators will conduct a thorough search and excavation at the home in the hopes of finding out if human remains can be located," Constable Jana McGuinness said in statement.