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Montreal family donates $100,000 to help find Canadian man missing in Peru

Photo of Jesse Galganov provided by the family.
Photo of Jesse Galganov provided by the family. Galganov family

A prominent Montreal family is donating $100,000 toward a fund in an effort to continue looking for a Canadian missing in Peru.

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Jesse Galganov‘s mother says he hasn’t been heard from since late September, when he told her he would be off the grid for a few days while on a multi-day trek near the Peruvian city of Huaraz.

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Alisa Clamen says her 22-year-old son was in Peru as part of a backpacking trip through South America and Southeast Asia that was scheduled to end next May.

Photo of Jesse Galganov provided by the family. Galganov family

Clamen has been on the ground in Peru helping to co-ordinate the search, largely being done through private teams.

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Well-known Montreal businessman Mitch Garber and his wife Anne-Marie Boucher announced Monday they are giving $100,000 to a fund set up through the Missing Children’s Network.

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Clamen says Garber’s son is a close friend of Jesse.

Photo of Jesse Galganov provided by the family. Galganov family

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