We're going to do our part to help in
the search for a Connecticut won
who's currently missing in Japa.
Yeah, the family of Patty
Wu Murad, now overseas.
They're doing everything came everything
they can to bring Patty back home safely.
Patty was hiking in Japan
Japan's Kamano Koto Trail,
earlier this month when local authorities
reported her missing back on Apl
10th after she never reached a checkpoint.
In her hike, our family says thS
Embassy notified them on April .
That was 72 hours after her disappearance.
So where are they now with
their search efforts?
Joining us right now is Patty's husband,
Kirk Murad.
Kirk, thanks so much for being with us.
We appreciate you taking the ti.
Now you are in Japan right now,
continuing to search,
trying to get as much informatin
on where Patty could be.
So where is the search right no?
Well, thanks for having me on.
I appreciate your time.
We are at a point now where
we have multiple teams out.
With the help of the US Embassy
and Senator Blumenthal's office,
we were able to get the Japanese local police
through extend their search and they are,
they were back out.
There were thirty people on the ground,
two dogs and three helicopters.
We've also hired a private group
here called Mountain Works.
They're phenomenal.
They haven't found her yet,
but I think they're confident that they can.
And we also have multiple teamsf
volunteers at a Good Clinical out tomorrow.
So I like to refer to this
as our full core press.
We're really trying to get this done now
and of course we will do
whatever we can to help you.
Of course, one of the options tt
at least had to be considered w,
was that this was a hiking acci.
But our understanding is Patty's
experienced and was a meticulous planner.
There's no reason at this pointo
believe that she fell somewhere, correct.
Right, well,
we're we're leaving everything .
My son and myself and a family
friend liked the trail to see,
you know, just I wanted to get
the lay of the land and my way.
I have done many more difficult trails
than this and there's not a lotf
places to stop and take picture.
It's a very wooded area.
Nice, you know,
so nice walk in the woods, basically.
And it's not a place where you d
stop and take a lot of pictures,
but there were one or two place.
Where she may have stopped along
the way to take a picture.
There were some pitfalls there
that she could have fallen,
and we've had those places checked out
by our our Search and Rescue Sq.
But again,
it's not a very difficult
trail because like you said,
she's a very meticulous planner.
She's watched every YouTube chal
known to mankind on this trail d
what the pitfalls are and how to pack,
what to wear,
what the weather would be like.
So she was ready.
I know that my my Mountain crew
is saying that we're looking atn
incident rather than an acciden.
In other words, maybe foul play,
maybe washed away in a river.
Maybe she did fall somewhere
that they haven't found yet.
But we're still confident that
we're going to find her and we'e
going to pull out all the stops,
do whatever we have to do.
And while the efforts continue,
how are you and your family deag
with this situation? I mean?
Obviously you're very focused on
the search and bringing Patty h,
but it has to be very
difficult to continue on.
Yeah, I'm not going to lie, it's not easy.
My daughter, my 27 year old daur
who coaches basketball for a li,
is running this whole searching
rescue operation, My daughter Murphy.
And so we've learned quite a bit with
the help of my sisterinlaw back home,
Patty sister, Lucy. And her fam,
her son's graduate of the Naval Academy.
So he's given us a lot of a
lot of advice along the way.
And like I said, the senator's
senator's office has been very helpful.
the US Embassy has been very helpful.
We're struggling, obviously,
but we're going to worry about .
Well let's do what we can.
I want to make sure our last
question is about a Go fund me e
so people here who are watchingn
help you and support your searc.
What what do people need to know about that?
Yes, our Go Fund Me pages up is
called Help Find Patty and we a,
we're almost near our goal.
I I think what we're finding
is we're probably going to need
more than what we have at a goa.
But anything you can
contribute is appreciated.
We've had some volunteers come ,
but the volunteers want just was
to pay for their lodging and thr
flights and that that can be pr,
but every little bit helps
and we appreciate it.
Well, Kirk, thanks so much for
taking the time to talk to us.
We know you're busy and you're r
focused on bringing Patty home.
And of course we are supporting
you all the way. Our hearts
are with you. Thank you.