Timeline of events in search and rescue of missing boater in North Myrtle Beach
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The search for Tyler Doyle
Read The Sun News’ coverage of the ongoing search for 23-year-old Tyler Doyle, who went missing after a small jon boat sank in the Little River area on the evening of Jan. 26, 2023.
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4:56 p.m. Thursday: Horry Fire Rescue posts on Facebook that they were dispatched to a watercraft in distress call in the area of the North Jetty in North Myrtle Beach. HCFR Marine Rescue team and North Myrtle Beach Rescue Squad crews were assisting U.S. Coast Guard in searching for any possible missing occupants.
5 p.m. Thursday: North Myrtle Beach Rescue Squad Water Rescue Team dispatched to a report of a vessel taking on water and sinking with two people on board. One was person was found and rescued from the north jetties, which links the Intracostal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. The post says the search and rescue operation was conducted well past dark.
About 8:30 a.m. Friday: U.S. Coast Guard District 7 posts on Twitter that they are searching for a 23-year-old man in the vicinity of the Little River Jetties. The man was last seen wearing a camo jacket and khaki pants while duck hunting on a 16-foot john boat. They are asking people with information to call 305-415-6800.
About 9 a.m. Friday: Rescue officials continued their search for the missing boater in Little River, S.C.
This story was originally published January 27, 2023 at 11:52 AM.
