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WEBVTT THE SEARCH FOR HER SUSPECTS CONTINUES. SHASTA COUNTY WELCOMING HOME A MOTHER, MORE THAN THREE WEEKS AFTER HER MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. >> WE ARE ECSTATIC TO REPORT THAT SHE HAS BEEN LOCATED. SHE VANISHED NOVEMBER 2 WHILE JOGGING A MILE FROM HER HOME. >> AFTER NOT RESPONDING TO PICK UP HER CHILDREN, HER HUSBAND BECAME CONCERNED AND LOOKED FOR HIS WIFE. >> ON THANKSGIVING, THE WIFE AND MOTHER FOUND NEARLY 150 MILES AWAY ALONG COUNTY ROAD 17. >> SHE WAS RELEASED BY HER CAPTOR ON A RAILROAD. SHE WAS FOUND WITH RESTRAINTS AND WAS ABLE TO SUMMON A PASSING MOTORIST FOR HELP. >> SHE IS STAYING WITH FAMILY THIS HOLIDAY AS QUESTIONS AROUND THE MOTIVE BEHIND HER DISAPPEARANCE AND THE SEARCH FOR HER ABDUCTORS INTENSIFIES. SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S SAY A 50,000 OF THE REWARD STILL STANDS. THE PERSONS OF INTEREST ARE DESCRIBED AS TWO WOMEN, POSSIBLY

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A Northern California mother whose disappearance made national news was found bound with restraints, but alive on Thanksgiving morning along Interstate 5 in Yolo County, officials said. Officers received information about 4:30 a.m. Thursday that Sherri Papini, who went missing while out for a jog on Nov. 2 in the tiny town of Mountain Gate, had been found near County Road 17 and I-5. Papini was released by her captors, and despite being bound with restraints, was able to flag down a passing driver, the sheriff's office said in a news conference. "She is safe, in stable condition and receiving medical clearance at an undisclosed hospital," the Shasta County Sheriff's Office said. "She has been reunited with her husband, Keith." The sheriff's office did no give additional details as to what injuries Papini suffered, but that her injuries were non-life-threatening. Sheriff Tom Bosenko said that investigators are looking for a dark-colored SUV driven by two armed Hispanic woman. A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the abductors. Anyone who see anything is asked to call the Shasta County Sheriff's Office at 530-245-6135. Investigators believe that Papini was abducted from the area where she went out for a jog, but no motive has been released. "We are overjoyed with the fact Sherri has been located and reunited with her family," Bosenko said. "This investigation has not only touched our entire community, but has circulated the nation as well." Papini's husband, Keith Paini, reported her missing when he came home from work and found that she hadn't picked up their two children from daycare. Her cell phone and headphones were found near where she was reported missing, investigators said. A private group working with Papini's family released a new video Wednesday offering up $100,000 to anyone with information leading to the safe return of Papini, according to NBC affiliate KNVN. The group vowed that law enforcement would not be involved in the exchange and that there would be no questions asked. "We don't care if you're a convicted felon, if you're a person with a warrant out for your arrest or a drug addict," the man in the video said. "You lead us to Sherri, we give you more money than you can spend." The same group offered a $50,000 reward last week and set a deadline of 115 hours, which came and passed, so the group upped its reward. Although detectives initially focused their attention on Keith Papini, he passed a lie-detector test, and officers confirmed his story that he was at work when she went missing, according to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office. "It appears he's telling us the truth," Sheriff Tom Bosenko said. "Generally, you can't trick a polygraph." Investigators received more than 400 tips in Papini's case. Stay with KCRA for updates. See the video of Woodland residents' reactions here