Thelma Krull search: Reward for information reaches $20K

Family members of Thelma Krull, who has been missing for over two months, say they hope a $20,000 reward for information related toher whereabouts will encourage people to come forward.

The 57-year-old grandmother was last seen at her home in the north part of Transcona on July 11, as she set off on a morning hike toward Chief Peguis Trail.

Krull has not been seen since, despite searches by police and community members. Saturday will mark 70 days since she went missing.

Her daughter, Lisa Besser, announced on Friday the award for information thathelps them findKrull has increased to $20,000.

Much of that amount, $15,000, comes from the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), which represents Winnipeg Transit employees.Krull's husband, Robert Krull, has been a bus driver for Winnipeg Transit since 2007.

The total includes $5,000 from the union local, another $5,000 from ATU International in Washingtonand $5,000 from the sale of "Whistle for Thelma" key chains.

Krull's family and friends have contributed an additional $5,000, Besser told CBC News.

Besser said she hopes the award will provide an incentive to anyone who may have seen Krull on July 11 or may have any information about her whereabouts.

Anyone with information about Krull is asked to call police.

"Even if you think it's not important, phone in anything suspicious you may have seen that morning. It could seem small but could be the link to help find her," Besser wrote in a Facebook post.