An estimated 300 to 400 volunteers searched public and private lands in the Tuttle Cove area at Tuttle Creek Reservoir and further south and east toward Manhattan Saturday.

They were searching for Jane Peterson, who has been missing since Jan.19 . Her truck had been found at Tuttle Cove Monday evening.

Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins confirmed Peterson was not found.

He said it was a volunteer search. “There were hundreds of people that showed up today to try to help them ( Peterson’s family ) find their missing family member.”

Peterson is employed as a Senior Administrative Assistant in the K-State Physics Department.

Collins said the search originated at the Tuttle Cove boat ramp. “It basically searched public and private grounds back toward Manhattan.”

Earlier in the week law enforcement authorities, Fort Riley soldiers, Corps of Engineers, Manhattan Fire Department, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, and Riley County CERT had searched the Cove area but were unsuccessful in locating Peterson.

Peterson is 5 ft. 6 in. tall and weighs 140 pounds. She has red hair.