NEW.BRUNSWICK (CBC) - More than a dozen police vehicles surrounded a home Tuesday on the Eskinuopitijk First Nation in northeastern New Brunswick, the same community where a 16-year-old girl went missing two months ago.

Hilary Bonnell was last seen in the morning on Sept. 5, walking along Highway 11 in Eskinuopitijk, commonly known as Burnt Church. She had been attending a party with friends the night before.

On Tuesday, 15 police vehicles, including a forensic identification vehicle, surrounded a home several metres away from where Bonnell was last seen. Sources told CBC News the home belongs to Christopher Bonnell, Hilary's uncle and a band councillor.

People in the community have been gathered in a convenience store parking lot across the street from the house since early Tuesday afternoon. The girl's mother, Pamela Fillier, was among them and said she is still hoping to find her daughter alive.

After the official search for Bonnell was exhausted, her friends and family members continued the hunt. The band council offered a $15,000 reward to anyone with information leading to her safe return.