The father of a Montreal man who disappeared in Peru has made a substantial increase in the reward he’s offering for information on his son.
Todd Galganov is now offering half a million dollars to anyone who can come forward with information that will lead him to his son, Jesse Galganov, who disappeared a year ago after leaving Montreal for an eight month backpacking trip through South America and South East Asia.
In late September, Jesse texted his mother to say he would be out of touch for a few days because he was going to hike the Santa Cruz trail in Huarez, Peru, for four days.
There has been no word or sign of him since.
Galganov’s mother, Alisa Clamen, left Montreal for Peru about ten days after the last contact to try and locate her son.
Todd Galganov also went to Peru to search for his son, and discovered after weeks of searching that posters he put up were quickly removed.
Clamen even hired a private Israeli search-and-rescue team and the family kicked off a massive Facebook campaign with considerable reach.
That amount was eventually increased to $30,000 USD, without result.
Meanwhile, since Jesse is a dual Canadian and American citizen, the family will continue to engage the help of both jurisdictions.
