FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 4/30/08

Elaine Person

Find Jaliek Task Force

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JALIEK RAINWALKER - SIX MONTHS MISSING

On May 1, 2007, Jaliek will have been missing for six months without a trace.  His adoptive parents have not only moved out of state, but they have moved on with their lives as though Jaliek never existed.

The New York State Police are reviewing the sonar scan data from the Texas EquuSearch volunteers’ search of the Hudson River near Troy last Sunday.  We are hopeful that they will decide to send divers to examine the targets identified in that data.

A group of bloggers will again hold a bake sale for Jaliek.  It will be on Thursday, May 1^st in front of Jonathan’s Pizza at 31 North Pearl Street in Albany from 11am to 4pm.  They will also raffle off several donated gift baskets.  The funds raised will be used to support search efforts for Jaliek.

Starting tomorrow, a new poster is being posted at all boat yards, yacht clubs and public boat launch sites along the Batten Kill and Hudson Rivers.  It asks for help from all boaters and fishermen entering the water to help us find Jaliek.

Texas EquuSearch will soon return to New York to help set up the next full-scale search effort for Jaliek.

Attached are a copy of the new poster and a great picture of Jaliek from last August.

Click the photo to enlarge.