Family of missing senior looks for ground search volunteers

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Family of missing senior looks for ground search volunteers
Donna Rasmussen's niece says they would appreciate help from anyone who can come out
Sheila Scott Apr 29, 2011 19:02:05 PM
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•Port Coquitlam senior missing
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The family of a 75-year-old Port Coquitlam woman missing since Tuesday is organizing a search party Saturday in hopes she will be found safe.

The ground search starts at 1:30 p.m. at Port Coquitlam's Aggie Park, near Lougheed Highway and Shaughnessy Street.

Donna Rasmussen's niece, Shelley Boyer, says everyone is welcome to join the search for her aunt and hit areas that weren't covered by an RCMP Air Search and a river search by Coquitlam Search and Rescue.

"We're just hoping to get as many people out there as we can to get out as far as we can to see if we can come up with something," says Boyer. "Comb the area, all the blocks, all the streets, start knocking on doors, ask people to check in their backyards, the sides of their houses."

Rasmussen left for her regular walk in the Shaughnessy area on Tuesday afternoon, but never returned.

Boyer says the family is still holding out hope she'll be found. "As a family we're trying to hold it together, we're hoping maybe she just got hurt somewhere and is just waiting for us to find her. We're doing the best we can with what we have at the moment."

If you're interested in helping out, you can call Boyer at 778-908-8700, or meet the search party at Aggie Park.

Rasmussen is described as white, 120-pounds, 5'4", with brown eyes and long blond hair. She was last seen wearing a red fleece jacket, green pants and white runners.

Anyone with information on Rasmussen's whereabouts should call police or Crime Stoppers