Nancy Ng.Photo:GoFundMe
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A California woman remains missing afterdisappearing on a yoga retreatin Guatemala last month. Now, the last person to see her is speaking out for the first time.
Nancy Ng.GoFundMe
Blazek’s lawyer claimed that Ng entered the water anyway and then pushed her kayak away. Blazek helped retrieve the kayak, but was unable to get Ng to safety.
Blazek quickly sought help after the incident, according to Gardner. Police later told the woman “there was nothing that could be done” and that the lake “is known for having people drown on it,” he added.
PEOPLE reached out to Gardner for comment.
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“If it is like she says and it is an accident, I don’t understand how she could choose to leave my family in the dark for almost four weeks, and not just say that from the start,” Ng’s younger sister, Nicky, told the outlet.
The sister previously claimed the woman who witnessed the incident was not included in the police’s report, according toCW affiliate KTLA. The group Ng was traveling with reportedly left their hotel within 12 hours of the incident and did not pay their bill for the kayak excursion.
More than $91,000 has been raised via GoFundMe following Ng’s disappearance. In a Nov. 13 update shared on the fundraising site, organizer Jared Lopez said that the money donated so far has helped the family hire an attorney in Guatemala, allowing them to participate in the investigation overseas and fund “multiple searches” of the lake.
Remaining funds will go toward “ongoing and future search efforts” and “additional attorney fees” as well as “rental equipment, transportation, and lodging” for search and recovery teams, Lopez shared.
Money will also go toward “travel expenses for the family, who intend to travel to Guatemala when the deep water search team conducts their search,” Lopez wrote. He added, “None of this would happen without you. Your support, kind words, and determination to bring Nancy home give us hope that she won’t be forgotten and this case won’t go cold.”
source: people.com
