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Missing Holly Ellsworth-Clark walked by her own poster on Feb. 3, family says

The footage is uplifting, but the family of Holly Ellsworth-Clark also says it shows her walking past one of the posters meant to bring her home leading to more questions than answers.

Police can't verify the woman is Holly, which means they only have evidence from Jan. 11, the day she left

The family of Holly Ellsworth-Clark says they've found a video of her walking down a street in Hamilton on Feb. 3, a month after her disappearance in the footage, she is said to walk right past a poster trying to bring her home. (Bobby Hristova/CBC)

A healthy-looking Holly Ellsworth-Clark worejeans and a sweater on Feb. 3, her family and friends say, when a security camera caught her walking right pastone of the thousands of posters they plastered across Hamilton in their month-long hunt to find her.

But police aren't so sure the video shows the missing woman.

The Newfoundland-born, Calgary-raised woman left her home in Hamilton, Ont., more than a month ago on Jan. 11 and has been the subject of an intensesearchever since.

The grainy, black and white video viewed by CBC News shows a woman who appears to be Holly walking along a line of vehicles near WentworthStreet and Shaw Street with what appears to be a differentoutfit but the woman has a similar build and walk seen inclips of Holly from Jan. 11.

While the family is certain the woman in the video is their missing daughter, lead detectiveJohn Obrovac tells CBC News there's not enough evidence in the video to confirm it's her.

If it is, the videowould be the first piece of evidence that moves the investigation beyond the day she disappeared. But it would leave an almost 3 week gap.

Hamilton police say Ellsworth-Clark went missing on Jan. 11. (Submitted by Hamilton Police Service)

Elle McFearsin,one of the leaders of the search effort, tells CBC News after seeing the newfootage that she believes shows Holly passing by her own poster, she's not sure what to think.

"It just doesn't make sense ...did she see it?" McFearsin says.

"We see this clip, we see what might be Holly but we don't know what's going on behind the scenes."

The new video ofthe 27-year-old's disappearanceleaves her familywith more questions than answers.

"Wehad so much hope when we saw that footage," McFearsin says.

WATCH | The last confirmed sighting of Holly Ellsworth-Clark

Hamilton police release new video of missing woman Holly Ellsworth-Clark

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In this video, a woman, who police say is Holly Ellsworth-Clark, walks in the rain, wearing what appears to be a rain poncho with black pants and black boots, while carrying a black garbage bag that appears to be full.

Theteam says they have found more than 10 other clips fromsecurity footage but all of themshowthe6'1 and 200 pound missing womanwalking outsideon Jan. 11, the day she left her homenear Sanford Avenue North and Cannon Street.

Officers say Holly was "in crisis" when she left at about 4:15 p.m. onthat rainy afternoon, without most of her belongings and no cover for the storm.

Police have usedthe K9 unit, Ground Search and Rescue, the Criminal Investigative Division and their Patrol and Action unitto find Holly over the past month.

Obravac says the new video prompted officers to canvass the area after seeing the footage on Feb. 4, but didn't find anything.

Investigatorsdon't believe this case is linked to foul play.

Family startsGoFundMe campaign amid dwindling funds

The Clark family and the roughly 35 otherswho've helped search have spent thousands of dollars to keep the hunt for Holly alive, by flying across Canada, paying expenses back home, missing work and renting as many as six Airbnbs at once.

The family launchedGoFundMe campaign which has raised more than $3,700 as of Monday afternoon.

If Holly is found before all the donations are spent, the remaining balance will go toward local charities.

Anyone with information can call the police at 905-546-3816.

The Clark family is also accepting tips at bringhollyhome2020@gmail.com.