Camera discovered in Ekati washroom went missing after it was found, says employee

A camera that was found planted in a women's washroom at the Ekatidiamond mine suddenly went missing shortly after it was found, according to an employee at the mine.

On Tuesday, police confirmed they are investigatingafter an employee atthe remote mine, located 300 kilometresnortheast of Yellowknife,discovered the camera at the Misery site last week.

• RCMP investigating after camera found in women's washroom at Ekati mine

The employee, who spokeon the condition that she not be identified for fear of being fired, said women working at the site were devastated when the camera was discovered by a contract employee on July 27.

She said a group of thembrought it to an administrator's office and locked it inside.

The woman said there is no security at the Misery site and they wanted to secure the camera while security officers from the main camp got to the site. The Misery site is 28 kilometres from the main camp.

But when security arrived, the camera was missing, said the woman.

Women working at the site can get counselling throughDominion Diamond, she said.

Both Ekati and the Union of Northern Workers have declined to comment.