Update
The three day search organized by the Laura Recovery Center for Morgan Harrington has ended. Dan and Gil Harrington issued the following statement:
Statement by Dan and Gil Harrington
We want to thank the many wonderful people who volunteered their time and hard work this past weekend to help search for our beloved daughter, Morgan. An area of approximately 2,600 acres was searched by teams made up of the 1,667 total registered volunteers. Your selfless generosity and continuing support have touched our hearts during an unbearably difficult time.
We especially wish to thank the Laura Recovery Center, which organized the three-day search for Morgan, augmenting law enforcement’s search and investigative efforts. More importantly, the Laura Recovery Center trained community members to continue ongoing search efforts. While no new information has yet been discovered, we have gained some peace in knowing much ground was – and will continue to be – covered during the search.
(posted earlier) Volunteers Needed!
The Laura Recovery Center (LRC) has sent three staff members to Charlottesville, Virginia to organize a civilian search for missing college student, Morgan Dana Harrington. 20- year-old Morgan disappeared on October 17, 2009, while attending a Metallica concert on the campus of the University of Virginia.
At the request of Morgan's family, Dawn Davis, Janice Liggett and Bob Smither will go to Charlottesville, Virginia to organize a community-based search for Morgan. In addition to organizing the search, they will also train local volunteers.
A town hall meeting was held on Thursday evening, November 5, 2009, in The Jefferson Room of the Cavalier Inn, 105 N. Emmet St, Charlottesville, VA 22903, at 7:00 PM, to inform the local citizens about the search efforts and to identify key volunteers to help with the search. The community searches are scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday starting at 9:00 AM. All volunteers should be 18+ years of age, have a picture ID, and wear clothing and sturdy shoes appropriate for hiking, Volunteers can register at the Search Command Center, which will be setup at the Department of Forrestry, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903. Search teams will be sent out on an ongoing basis. The last teams will be sent out at 3:00 PM.
Twenty 10 person search teams have been sent out today, Friday, November 6th. Volunteers will continue to be sent out once enough people for a team have assembled.
For more information on Morgan, please visit the LRC website at www.LRCF.org and also follow our efforts at www.Twitter.com/lrcf. Please call the Virginia State Police Tipline at 434-352-3467 if you have any information that would help find Morgan.
The Jefferson Area Crime Stoppers has established a $150,041 reward for information leading to the location and recovery of Morgan Harrington. The public is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 434-977-4000 or the tip line at 434-352-3467.
