Winnipeg's Bear Clan Patrol leads search for missing 22-year-old Hailey Bittern
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People took to the streets in Winnipeg's North End on Saturday afternoon to search for a missing 22-year-old woman.
Police said last week Hailey Bittern had last been seen in the city's St. Vital area on Nov. 17.
But organizers of Saturday's search say her family hasn't seen her for closer to a month.
"We want to find Hailey and we want to bring her home to her family and bring her family some peace," said Angela Klassen Janeczko, co-ordinator for the West Broadway Bear Clan Patrol.
"It's been a tormenting three and a half weeks for them.… She's a vulnerable youth and we're just trying to get her home."
The citizen patrol group led Saturday's search for the missing woman.
Bittern was last seen near where she was staying in south Winnipeg's St. Vital area, but Klassen Janeczko said the group has received tips about potential sightings more recently in the city's North End. That's where Saturday's efforts were focused.
Most of the young woman's family weren't able to make it to Winnipeg from Brandon on Saturday, Klassen Janeczko said, but organizers are in touch with them.
She said searchers who showed up Saturday included friends of Bittern's, some of whom are part of the Bear Clan Patrol.
Also among the group was Holly Thompson, whose daughter is Bittern's second cousin.
"I'm very close to some of the family members I've known for many years, including Hailey as a young child," she said.
"So we're really all concerned about her safety and well-being."
Thompson, who has also been a member of the Bear Clan Patrol for two years, said it's hard to search for someone when it's closer to home. But she's hopeful Bittern will be found safe.
"She's out there," Thompson said. "I know she is."
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