Both Amazon and Apple have released information to Peruvian police, following a Montreal mother’s desperate plea to find her son, Jesse Galganov.
“We are optimistic that this new information will help to lead us to Jesse,” Alisa Clamen said.
She said she hopes data obtained from Galganov’s iPhone and e-reader will help locate her son.
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T-Mobile, whom she also requested information from, has not released any data.
“We are doing everything we can to assist in the search for Jesse, including working with investigators,” a T-Mobile spokesperson said.
“We don’t have location information on our partner networks when customers are roaming, but will certainly provide anything else we can to help.”
An online petition asking for T-Mobile’s help has garnered over 41,000 signatures.
Speaking from the Peru National police station, Clamen told Global News Tuesday police have also made requests with Facebook, Google and Snapchat to try to get geo-locating information.
Galganov, 22, was in Peru on the first leg of an eight-month trip around South American and south-east Asia when he abruptly stopped contacting his mother.
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“He texted me on Sept. 28 to say that he would probably be unreachable for a few days, until Oct. 2,” she told Global News.
The pre-med student was taking a year off and was planning to do the Santa Cruz Trek.
Clamen said she filed a report with Montreal police to generate an Interpol presence, as well as with Canadian and U.S. missing persons departments.
She told Global News U.S. embassy officials are now on their way to help, and she’s waiting on the Canadian embassy to do the same.
“Both governments are cooperating with the Peru government, local forces are mobilized on the ground looking for him,” she said.
Galganov’s father, Todd, is also searching for his son in Peru.
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Galganov’s family is offering US$10,000 for information leading to his whereabouts.
If you have any information, the family encourages you to phone: +51 920468460.
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