Saskatoon police say they have found the remains of a missing woman in a city landfill and that a suspect in her death has since died.

Officers began searching the landfill in May for 22-year-old Mackenzie Lee Trottier, who was last seen in December 2020.

She said she was going to get a lift with a ride-booking service when she left her family鈥檚 home.

Paul Trottier told a news conference Tuesday that it has been a long and difficult time trying to find out what happened to his daughter. The 93 days of the landfill search were particularly tough, he said.

鈥淭oday we have our answers. Mackenzie is home,鈥� he said.

Chief Cameron McBride said an autopsy could not determine the cause of Trottier鈥檚 death.

Police said earlier this year they had collected evidence from electronic devices that led them to the landfill.

They said Tuesday it was an internet search for details about a garbage pickup. A suspect in Trottier鈥檚 death was identified but the person died of a drug overdose in 2023.

They said Trottier and the suspect were known to each other.

The Canadian Press