Walk for Thelma Krull renews family's 'faith in the community'

Hundreds of people walkedthrough anEast Kildonan neighbourhood Saturday night hoping to find clues about what happened toa woman who has been missing since last weekend.

The "Help Light the Way for Thelma" walk was heldinhonour of 57-year-oldThelma Krull, whowas last seen walking in the earlymorning of July 11.

"We've got to do something. The family needs our help," said Margaret Schroeder, Krull's friend."We still need to find her, we still need to bring her home."

Connie Muscat,one of the eventorganizers, said Thelma'sabsence is taking a toll on family and friends.

"We have a very close family and friends group here," saidMuscat."Thelma is the leader of our group too, so that makes it harder. We are really missing her piece in our puzzle."

Muscatsaid she hopesthewalk helps send a message to people in the community.

"We want people to be cautious, more cautious than ever, because something happened and we're not sure what it is and she's still missing, so we want people to be out there and safe."

Not alone

Lisa Besser, Krull's daughter, saidthe family is touched by how so many people came together for the walk Saturday night.

"It makes us feel like we're not alone, definitely renewed [our] faith in the communityand in Winnipeg," Besser said.

A series of community-led searches have taken place since Krull was last seen, but very few details have surfaced that have helped investigators make sense of the case.

"We're grasping at straws,"Const. EricHofleytold reporters at a Friday press conference.

Krull'sglasses were discovered during asearch in the area around theKimberly Avenuetoboggan hill betweenValley Gardens CommunityCentreandKildonanEast Collegiate earlier this week.

Home surveillancefootage ofKrullwalking down a residential street, as well as aphoto of two cyclists policebelieve may have crossedpaths with her the day she went missing, have been made public.

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Winnipeg Transit has issued a $5,000 reward forinformation that helps investigators locateKrull.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of ThelmaKrull is asked to call investigators at204-986-6250.