It has been 10 long months since the family of Christina Calayca last saw her. Many would have given her up as long lost. But not those who loved the 20-year-old. And despite what they know are slim odds, they've restarted a long delayed hunt for her.

Calayca is the Toronto woman who mysteriously disappeared in the thick brush of Rainbow Falls Provincial Park, about 200 kilometres east of Thunder Bay. The day care worker told friends she was going for a jog last August 6th, but never returned.

Massive searches were undertaken by both volunteers and police before winter set in, and cops brought out the canine units and helicopters to aid in weeks of searching to no avail.

Authorities finally announced they were giving up after days turned into weeks and weeks into months. But Calayca's family is still convinced that she may have been kidnapped, is being held captive somewhere - and is still alive.

Until they know for sure, they're not prepared to give up. They've now hired a private team to help in the latest search. The group is being paid by fundraising efforts of the family, who have already reached $47,000 in donations. The new searchers are going to use cadaver dogs to scour the vast area, with the relatives both hoping they find something - and at the same time, that nothing turns up.

Elizabeth Rutledge, the woman's mother, is in the area to once again take up the cause. She's calling on whoever is holding her daughter to release her and let her finally come home.

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