Thursday, 19 October 2017 12:47PM
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[FONT=&]State Government offers $250k for help in solving mystery disappearance of Jennie Kehlet and death of husband Raymond
[/FONT][/FONT]https://thewest.com.au/f10dd4fc-decc-4494-8963-9fed020519a7
Raymond and Jennie Kehlut went missing in Sandstone.A $250,000 reward is on offer to help solve the mystery disappearance of Jennie Kehlet, 49, and the death of her husband Raymond during a prospecting trip in the north-western Goldfields more than two years ago.
The family of the Beverley couple has said they believe they were victims of foul play and the case has baffled police.
The State Government announced the reward today, hoping the financial lure and promise of immunity from prosecution will finally provide some answers.
Mystery surrounds the fate of Mrs Kehlet, whose 47-year-old husband was found dead down a disused mine shaft days after the couple were last seen alive during a prospecting trip near the town of Sandstone, 660km north of Perth, in March 2015.
In a statement today, the family said they had struggled during the search.
Ray and Jennie were a compassionate, hardworking couple who were loved by their family, friends, and community, the statement read.
The last two years have seen our family caught in an agonising and exhausting limbo, desperate for answers and for closure.
The State Government is offering the cash reward for help in the two year long mystery.
Picture: WA PoliceWe are thankful that the police are still actively pursuing answers for our family, and hope that the offer of a reward may bring together the missing pieces of our familys tragedy.
We urge anyone with information to please come forward, and bring our family some peace.
The couple had gone prospecting with a friend in the Table Top area, about 25km from Sandstone, on March 19.
The friend told police he last saw them on March 21 and left their camp site early the next morning without waking them to say goodbye.
They were reported missing by their family on March 31 after the couples dog was found emaciated in the area three days before.
After extensive land and air searches the body of Mr Kehlet, 47, was found down an abandoned mine shaft on April 8, 2015.
The police have pleaded for anyone who was in the Sandstone area at the time, or has information, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.