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SAN DIEGO (AP) The parents of a girl who vanished from her
bedroom more than a week ago offered a $25,000 reward Monday for
information leading to her return.
Brenda and Damon van Dam said they hoped the offer would help
sustain national attention on the case and lead to a breakthrough
in the investigation.
"We pray for Danielle each night," Brenda van Dam told
reporters outside their home. "We're very emotionally drained."
The family has not seen 7-year-old Danielle since Damon van Dam
put her to bed on Feb. 1. She was discovered missing the next
morning. Police believe she was abducted.
Hundreds of volunteers continued to help authorities in the
search for the second-grade girl.
The search effort, led by the Texas-based Laura Recovery Center
Foundation, drew 300 volunteers Saturday who covered a 25-mile
radius around the van Dam family home in the suburb of Sabre
Springs. More than 125 people searched Sunday in areas closer to
the family's house.
Investigators have seized a motor home and property belonging to
a neighbor. He has allowed police to search his home. No arrests
have been made.
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