21 Year Old West Chester University Student Shane Montgomery Missing Since 11/27/14 in Manayunk, PA (Update: Found Deceased in Schuylkill River)
21 year old Shane Montgomery, a senior at West Chester University who was home for the Thanksgiving holiday was last seen by friends early Thursday morning at about 1:45 am, November 27, 2014, at a crowded bar in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. According to police, Shane Montgomery was asked to leave Kildare’s Irish Pub by a bar bouncer after Shane accidentally tripped into a DJ booth. The bouncer and Montgomery’s cousins had told investigators he was “not falling-down drunk.” Further, the bouncer stated that he spoke to the missing West Chester University senior who apologized and left. Kildaire’s Irish Pub is located on the 4400 block of Main Street.
Description:
- 5’11 white male
- weighing around 135 pounds
- Celtic cross tattooed on his back.
- He was last seen wearing a grey shirt.
UPDATE I: Search continues for Missing Student Shane Montgomery.
About 500 volunteers, led by Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue, were split into groups of 25. Many of them were carrying flyers, going door to door as they searched Main Street in Manayunk and the nearby banks of the Schuylkill River.
A tree lighting and caroling event scheduled for Saturday night in Manayunk was cancelled as a result of the search, and officials were planning to hold a candlelight vigil at Canal View Park.
UPDATE II: Reward up to $15,000 in case of missing West Chester University student.
The reward for a West Chester University student who went missing during the early hours of Thanksgiving has now increased to $15,000.
This comes as the FBI announced that Philadelphia Police asked then to join in the search for 21-year-old Shane Mongtomery.
UPDATE III: FBI Joins the Search for Missing College Student Shane Montgomery.
The FBI task force that helped find and rescue Philadelphia kidnap victim Carlesha Freeland-Gaither has joined the search for missing college student Shane Montgomery.
As agents began reinterviewing witnesses in the Manayunk area Sunday, a police marine unit ended its inch-by-inch search in the frigid Manayunk Canal, failing to turn up any trace of Montgomery. The marine unit may next begin searching the nearby Schuylkill.
A law enforcement source with detailed knowledge of the investigation said the FBI was questioning the staff at Kildare’s Irish Pub, where the West Chester University student, 21, was last seen early Thanksgiving Day, after partying with friends.
UPDATE IV: Day 5 & Still No Sign of Missing College Student Shane Montgomery.
UPDATE V: Reward raised to $25,000 for information on missing Shane Montgomery.
UPDATE VI: Reward Climbs to $31,000 in Search for Missing College Student
The suburban Philly university is holding a candlelight vigil Wednesday in support of the search for Shane Montgomery, the 21-year-old who went missing early Thanksgiving morning, as the reward money for clues to his whereabouts climbs to $31,000.
Classmates of the 21-year-old West Chester University senior gathered outside the Sykes Student Union Wednesday at 6 p.m. for a candlelight vigil.
UPDATE VII: Candle Light Vigil for Shane Montgomery.
UPDATE VIII: Missing Philadelphia student’s keys found in Schuylkill River.
The family of a Philadelphia college student who disappeared early Thanksgiving morning said Sunday that police divers had found his keys in the Schuylkill River.
Shane Montgomery, a 21-year-old student at West Chester University, was last seen on surveillance footage walking into a parking lot along the river’s bank after leaving a bar in Manayunk, Pa., where he had been drinking with friends.
Kevin Verbrugghe, Montgomery’s uncle, told the Philadelphia Inquirer that the keys had been found in the water just south of the parking lot. Verbrugghe said he confirmed the keys were his nephew’s by trying them on Montgomery’s front door.
UPDATE IX: Missing College Student Shane Montgomery’s Body Found in Schuylkill River.
If anyone has any information regarding Shane Montgomery, please contact police at 215-686-3353.
Posted December 1, 2014 by Scared Monkeys Found Deceased, Missing Persons, Search and Recovery, Search and Rescue, You Tube - VIDEO | one comment |
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