BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — The search is continuing Thursday for missing boater Tyler Doyle, who disappeared a week ago while duck hunting near the north jetty in North Myrtle Beach.

The North Myrtle Beach Rescue Squad said it will have a crew out again on Thursday looking for the 23-year-old man.

“Today [Wednesday] we conducted another grid search from the Little River Inlet all the way up past Sunset Beach,” the squad said in a Facebook post. “From the breakers out to around 1.5 to 2 miles out. Another Crew will be back out tomorrow, and plans to continue through the weekend at least or longer if needed.”

On Wednesday, Oak Island Water Rescuee said items belonging to Doyle were found off the coast of Brunswick County in North Carolina but did not say what those items were. Family members shared on Facebook that the items found were waders and a wallet containing money and a South Carolina ID.

The rescue squads from North Myrtle Beach and Oak Island are just two of several groups from South and North Carolina that have been scouring the coastline looking for Doyle.

Authorities have not officially released the man’s name, but family members have identified him online as Tyler Doyle. He hasn’t been seen since late on Jan. 26 when rescuers were called to the north jetties near North Myrtle Beach after getting a report of a jon boat that was taking on water.

Greg Lucas, a spokesman for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said Thursday that the DNR and Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office were using “air assets” in the search. The DNR and Brunswick County law enforcement also have search teams on the water who are using sonar equipment.

The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries has also been involved in the search, according to Oak Island Water Rescue.

Oak Island Water Rescue also said its teams have been conducting a “near shore search of the Lockwoods Folly Inlet and Oak Island” areas.

The initial search included the Coast Guard, Horry County Fire Rescue and the North Myrtle Beach Rescue Squad. Horry County Fire Rescue is not currently involved in the search, but a spokesman said Thursday the department has “offered support however it’s needed/requested.”

Lt. Emily Trudeau, a spokesperson with the U.S. Coast Guard, said one person swam to the jetties and was rescued. That person was not hurt.

Trudeau said crews found the boat but were not able to find the missing man. The north jetties are in an area linking the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean.

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