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Dozens of volunteers continue search for missing Marine Jesse Conger

Volunteers Saturday split up into six zones to cover 90 square miles as they continue to search for Jesse Conger, who was last seen on Aug. 14.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Dozens of volunteers split up into six zones covering some 90 square miles in hopes of finding combat Marine veteran Jesse Conger on Saturday. 

Conger has been missing for about six weeks and crews are hopeful they can find him alive.

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“If it’s a fate worse than that, then we can just bring him in and have some closure," Conger's sister, Patricia Conger, said.

Patricia was at the rendezvous point, a senior center in Scottsdale. There, she explained the roller coaster of emotions she’s experienced.

“Possibly losing my brother and then seeing humanity coming together the way that it has has been amazing," she said.

Jesse Conger did tours in Iraq as well as Afghanistan and spent time as a rescue diver for search and rescue.

His service, however, came at a price.

“I knew that he had PTSD,” Patricia Conger said. “He’s had other times in his life where he’s been suicidal.”

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The search gained national attention. Bill Pulte, a millionaire and philanthropist, offered a $30,000 reward. Previously, a helicopter and two planes were used.

“We dread what we might find him out there," Patricia Conger said. "But we’re very, very hopeful that he’s just camping, lost track of time."

She also noted that her brother has been a big advocate of veteran mental health.

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