A Walmart worker who “burned to death” in a Canadian store’s walk-in oven is said to have been discovered by her mother.

Gursimran Kaur, 19, was found dead at a branch in Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 19.

A GoFundMe appeal to support her family reveals that Ms Kaur’s mother, who also worked at the store, had tried to find her after she could not be reached by phone.

It said other staff assumed she was helping a customer, but her mother found her “charred remains” in the oven a few hours later.

“Imagine the horror her mother experienced when she opened the oven,” said the fundraising page, organized by a local Sikh association.

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Halifax police confirmed that a 19-year-old was found in a “large walk-in oven in the bakery department of the store.”

Calling it a complex investigation, it added: “It is important to note that the investigation has not yet reached a point where the cause and manner of death have been confirmed.”

To date, more than €192,000 (€106,000) has been raised for the family, far exceeding the €50,000 target.

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The GoFundMe page said Ms Kaur was a “beautiful young girl who was recovering Canada with big dreams”.

It said the money would help her father and brother travel from India and the rest would “directly benefit the surviving relatives”.

The store was closed following the death and a Walmart spokesperson said: “We are heartbroken and our deepest thoughts are with our associate and their family.

“Our focus remains on looking after our employees and ensuring they have the support they need.”