Brantford, Ont., mom missing for days found safe after relentless search, police say no foul play

The Brantford, Ont., mother who disappeared for five days after leaving her funeral home job in Woodstock has been found and is now safe at home with her family, police say.

Friends and family had relentlesslytriedto findEugenia (Jenny) Da Silva, 44, including by settingupFacebook pages to help in the search. She went missing last Friday.

But on Wednesday afternoon, theBrantford Police Service said the woman it only referred to as "Eugenia (Jenny)" hadbeen located "and is safe in the company of family."

Police "do not have any concern of foul play and there's no concern for public safety as a result of this missing-person investigation," the statement on the police service's website says.

"Out of respect for the privacy of the family, no further details will be released."

Before Da Silvawas located, several canvassing events were organized, set to go on Thursday, in Hamilton, St. Catharines, London, Haldimand-Norfolk, Brantford and Cambridge, but they've since been cancelled.

Family expressed worry

Family and friends expressed concern about her disappearance leading up to her being found.

Carla Cassone, Da Silva's cousin, said they weredeeply worried for her well-being.

"Jenny is loved byus all.She's got a fun and bubbly personality, and she's super kind. She's constantly seeingthe best out of people. She is a very loving mother. Her daughters adore her. She's married with her husbandlike, she's got agreat foundation."

While Da Silva was missing, Sheldon Arruda, a close friend of the family, helped organize a volunteer groupto take part in search-and-rescue efforts.

He saidthey set up 13 different search zones spanning from London to Hamilton to Waterloo region, hoping to find Da Silva or her car.

Arruda said a close group of friends and colleagues started a Facebook group on Tuesday to help spread awareness about the disappearance. The group grew by 4,500 members in just 24 hours.

Arruda said a lot of supportoutside ofthe Facebook group was pouring in.

"Ifyou look at how many volunteers have formally volunteered to join us [on Thursday morning], we're well over 100, approaching 150. We've also had a lot of people who said that they can't join us tomorrow, and that's completely OK.But,moving forward, whether it's their daily commute, running errands their eyes are open and they're paying attention."