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01/17/2002 05:04 PM

Family of missing Georgetown woman continues search

By: News 8 Austin Staff

The parents of a missing Georgetown woman said they will not stop searching for their daughter.

Nineteen-year-old Rachel Cooke was home from college for the holidays when she disappeared a week ago. Few leads have surfaced since investigators began searching for Cooke.

Now Cooke's parents have hired a private search company to help find her.

"I'm not giving up," said Janet Cooke, Rachel's mother. "I'm not going to stop until my baby's home. I want my baby home. Please let her come home."

Cooke's father contacted the search firm, EquuSearch, on Wednesday. The volunteer company will begin a new search on Friday covering a 20-mile radius of the Cooke's neighborhood.

Search parties will meet at the Faith Lutheran Church on Williams Drive on Friday at 8 a.m.

Anyone who wants to help is asked to call (281) 309-9500. The family has also put up a $10,000 reward for credible information.