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Katrina Blagdon: Three Months Gone

 


As winter turns to spring, Katrina's Army is stepping up its efforts to cover the waterfronts around St. Catharines/Niagara in all ways possible in hopes of finding the Army veteran who went missing on New Year's Eve -- three months ago.

There have been many developments, mostly positive in her case:

  • The family finally has possession of her home, car and dog and evicted her ex-boyfriend who had changed the locks on the house. Her bank account has finally been frozen.
  • A reward of $20,000 has been posted by her family for information leading to Katrina, no questions asked.
  • A legion of volunteers have been putting up posters everywhere, and are meeting many times a week for ground searches. This is a well organized effort, so as not to waste anyone's time looking for her in places that have already been searched.
  • There are a number of fundraisers taking place that are helping the family with their expenses. It's been a long road for them since all of the family are from out-of-town. Volunteers have also organized a meal plan for them to ensure that they can spend their time looking for their girl.
All of these activities are listed on Katrina's Facebook site, which you can find here. 

It remains a desperate situation made worse by some people who are attempting to thwart all efforts to find out what happened to Katrina. There has been a bit of an angry backlash by some well meaning folks who have been asked not to harass the ex-boyfriend and his posse.

And to make matter worse, the family has been unable to get Katrina's cats back from someone who has been keeping them at the request of the boyfriend. (I cannot believe I'm even writing that!)

There is a lot going on in the world, but sometimes we need to help our own. If you are in St. Catharines/Niagara please volunteer in whatever way possible. If you have a kayak or a scull, get out on the water where instructed if it is safe to do so. If you can help search in other ways, please consult the Facebook page for its series of ongoing organized searches. And if anyone can donate or buy a t-shirt, keychain or other item, please help. And share this post, if you can.





Katrina is a wonderful caring individual who would do the same for you or your family member.





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