The search for a missing 18-year-old lobsterman entered its 10th day on Monday.
Though rescuers have found no signs of Tylar Michaud, and the U.S. Coast Guard withdrew from the operation, the Maine Marine Patrol will continue to look for the missing lobsterman in the coming weeks.
Michaud of Steuben was reported missing on July 21 after he failed to return from a day of hauling and setting lobster traps. Those who saw the boat and have years of experience working on the water say evidence on board points to Michaud having been dragged overboard with his gear.
Rescuers searched for Michaud throughout the night on July 21. That search was hampered the following day by fog, and on July 23, the Coast Guard suspended its search for Michaud “pending further developments.”
Despite the Coast Guard suspending its efforts, the marine patrol, other state agencies and fishermen have not given up the search for Michaud.
Since July 21, searchers have not turned up any trace of Michaud.
On Sunday, the marine patrol, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Michaud’s friends and family searched the waters from Dyer Bay in Steuben to Tom Leighton Point in Milbridge, as well as a four-mile stretch of shoreline on Bois Bubert Island.
Marine patrol and Maine Forest Service pilots flew surveillance over the area as well.
In all, the Maine Marine Patrol, Coast Guard, Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Army National Guard, Maine Air National Guard, Maine Forest Service, Maine State Police, Maine Warden Service and local fishermen have come together to find Michaud.
“I’m grateful for the unprecedented on-going efforts of all who have joined together in this difficult search,” Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher said Monday.
Michaud graduated from Sumner Memorial High School in June and was set to start taking classes at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine this fall.
