Search for Michael
Hello Everyone, I’m Jodie, Brendan's fiancée.
You may, or may not be aware, Brendan's brother Michael Eather, was holidaying with friends, travelling the world and living their dreams. Unfortunately, Michael recently went missing in a white water rafting accident on the Rio Cahabon while travelling in Guatemala. Despite extensive efforts by the Guatemala Government, locals, volunteers and especially Michael’s travelling companions, Michael still remains missing and has been missing since the 23rd January 2017. The volunteers, who are searching for Michael, are working in particularly harsh terrain and conditions.
They have very limited resources and to maximise their search efforts they require specialist equipment not available in Guatemala.
Many people have been asking Michael's parents, Brett and Tracy, what they can do to help, as they feel helpless being so far away here in Australia. I’ve decided to create this ’Search for Michael’ “Go Fund Me” page to help raise funds to assist with acquiring this equipment and any other resources they may need.
These funds will be used for:
- Purchase/ hire equipment not available in Guatemala required to extend the search area into more difficult terrain.
- Helping the search and rescue team with fuel for vehicles.
- Food to feed the searchers and volunteers, who are helping search for Michael.
We are very appreciative of any assistance you can offer to help locate Michael and bring him home safely. To donate please go to (GO FUND ME LINK)
The persons in charge of the bank account linked to the gofund me page is Michael's mother Tracy eather and Brendan Perrett his brother. It is an account set up only for all donations on the gofund me page.
As for the money being distributed to all the people and services that Needs it, it will be getting transfer from this account or money transfered through western union money transfer.
A quick update on our search for Michael.
First of all thank you all so much for your donations. Tracy, Brett & family are blown away by your kindness and generosity. We are amazed by the Go Fund Me balance only after 24 hours!
Tracy and her family spoke, today, with the owner of the Hostel where Michael and his friends were volunteering, near where he went missing (and he is a English speaking contact thank goodness!) from this conversation he updated us on the equipment we will need to assist better with the search. We have a list of equipment that we can now look at buying/renting/sending to Guatemala.
Tracy & Brett appreciate your texts, calls, fb messages/posts, emails & visits. Please do not be offended if all of the above are not answered directly.
The priority at the moment is finding Michael whilst liaising with local, national and international authorities.
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Jodie, what a brilliant idea! you must all be so overwhelmed with the huge response to this campaign! You have given us a way to help. thank you xx we are praying for Michael, Tracy, Brett, Brendan, you, Jay and James at this time xx love from Janette and Stephen xx
As a parent my heart is breaking for your family . Hope you reach your target quickly so you can bring your boy home ❤️