5 P.M. UPDATE:
Over 100 National Guards arrived on the scene at 4:15 p.m. to help search for missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan.
This is only the first wave. More troops will arrive tomorrow to continue to assist with the search as conditions permit.
UPDATE 1/11/2023 4:15 PM:
— SLO County Sheriff (@SLOSheriff) January 12, 2023
The first wave of over 100 @NationalGuard have arrived on scene to assist with the search for missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan. More troops will arrive tomorrow to continue to assist with the search as conditions permit. pic.twitter.com/Q09HcqPERj
11 A.M UPDATE:
Sheriff's search operations resumed on Wednesday for missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan who was swept away by raging floodwaters on Monday, Jan. 9 near San Miguel.
On Tuesday, Jan. 10 search operations were conducted most of the day. Those resources included the sheriff's Search and Rescue Team, Underwater Search and Rescue Team, the drone team, deputies, detectives, and air operations.
On Wednesday, the Sheriff's Office received mutual aid resources from other law enforcement agencies including dive team members, Search and Rescue team members, and K9 units from Ventura County and Santa Barbara County.
Additionally, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has supplied personnel with sonar equipment to aid in the search.
Search efforts will continue the rest of the day on Wednesday and will continue Thursday if needed.
5-year-old Doan has short, dirty blond hair, and hazel eyes. He is described as being 4 feet tall and weighing 52 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black puffer jacket with a red liner, blue jeans, and blue and gray Nike tennis shoes.
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office wants to thank their mutual aid partners for helping them with the search while having to deal with rain-related incidents in their own counties.
***Original story below***
The search for the missing 5-year-old boy, Kyle Doan, who was swept away just before 8 a.m. on Monday morning continues Wednesday.
Seven local US&R team members are assisting the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office search and rescue dive team with the search according to CAL FIRE SLO.
Aerial search is also being conducted by the California Highway Patrol of San Luis Obispo.
KSBY will continue to update this story as information becomes available.
To read an article we posted previously on this story, click here.
