A new witness has stepped forward with information in regards to Emma FillipoffB次元官网网址檚 missing personB次元官网网址檚 case.
Emma Filipoff was last seen on Nov. 28, 2012 after she was spotted standing barefoot by the Empress Hotel. At the time Fillipoff spoke to police for about 45 minutes before they determined she was safe to continue on her way. That was the last time she was seen.
Until a new witness, simply identified as William, told EmmaB次元官网网址檚 mother, Shelley Fillipoff, that he had seen her on the morning of Nov. 29 while driving to work.
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William spotted Emma while driving to Saanich from Esquimalt, driving up Admirals Road after she jumped off the street onto the sidewalk and seemed to be in distress.
William pulled over, asked if she was okay and found her to be very afraid of something he couldnB次元官网网址檛 see. William offered to give her a ride into town on his way to work. After she got in the car, he said she was very calm, and asked William to take her to her friendB次元官网网址檚 place in Colwood.
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William was late to his new job, and offered instead to drop her off closer to Colwood.
At 5:15 a.m. William dropped Emma off at the intersection of Craigflower Road and Admirals Road near the Petro Canada gas station.
The tip sparked hope in Shelley Fillipoff, who reached out to famous search dog handler Kim Cooper, who has been featured in CBCB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淪omeone Knows SomethingB次元官网网址� podcast and National GeographicB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淔inding Dial.B次元官网网址� Cooper agreed to volunteer her time for the search.
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Fillipoff has started a page to help raise funds for Cooper to fly over and stay in Victoria for three days as they conduct a wide search. Tentatively, Fillipoff, Cooper and a large volunteer team are hoping to search the Craigflower bridge, Gorge Waterway, railroad tracks from Vic West to Colwood, the Galloping Goose Trail, Portage Park and Inlet, Goldstream Park and Thetis Lake from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3.
So far over $1,700 has been raised for the cause, with a total goal of $6,425.
For more information on the case, you can head to the podcast, written by search volunteer Kimberly Bordage.
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