Police now say foul play is suspected in the disappearance of a teen girl from the Gulf Islands who was reported missing last month.

Officers from the Vancouver Island Major Crime Unit, Island District Tactical Team, RCMP Air Services as well as search and rescue teams have been scouring Penelekut Island, east of Ladysmith, B.C., for any sign of 19-year-old Delores Brown.

Brown was last seen on July 27 and reported missing two days later.

She had never gone missing before, according to family and friends, one factor that led investigators to believe she may have met with foul play.

"There's more at play here, there may be criminality at play here," said Island RCMP spokesman Cpl. Darren Lagan. "We're hoping that will spur some information to come forward, and increase the pressure on the community to help us come to an answer in this case."

Brown is described as a First Nations woman who is about 5”6’ tall and weighs about 120 pounds.

She was reportedly wearing blue jeans, a hoodie and was carrying a backpack around the time of her disappearance.

No suspects have been arrested but police say they do not believe there is a risk to the public.

Anyone with information is asked to call Ladysmith RCMP at 250-245-2215 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.