No clues, as harbour search for Jennifer Hillier-Penney wraps up

Divers have finished searching the harbour in St. Anthony, and have found no clues to the disappearance of Jennifer Hillier-Penney, police said Friday.

The search will now move to "other bodies of water," said RCMP Cpl. Trevor O'Keefe, but he would not say whether that involved other coastal areas or local ponds.

Hillier-Penney, 38, was last seen Nov. 30. She had been staying at a home where she lived previously with her estranged husband, caring for their teenage daughter while he was away hunting.

Over the past nine days, police have conducted a ground and air search of St. Anthony and surrounding areas.

Officers are still in the Northern Peninsula town, conducting interviews, said O'Keefe.

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Police have called Hillier-Penney's disappearance suspicious. Her father told CBC News the family is "worried sick."

The missing woman's mother-in-law, Ruby Penney, has offered a $25,000 reward for information that would help solve the case.

Three other people have gone missing from the St. Anthony area since 2002, in cases that remain a mystery. The mayor has said residents hope for a better outcome this time.

Early Friday evening, Grenfell-Labrador Health released information outlining how people who are struggling with the disappearance to get crisis counselling and mental health services.

The release said people can get urgent assistance at the emergency department at Charles. S. Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony during regular business hours or after hours.

Further details on how people can access help is listed in this release.