It's been almost two weeks since an Armstrong Atlantic State University student went missing. The search continues for 19-year-old Bryce Tarter, and now one national group has joined that search.
19-year-old Bryce Tarter returned to the Armstrong Atlantic State campus around 5:00 am the morning of January 31st, after a night of partying in Statesboro with some friends. He hasn't been seen since.
Saturday morning, the search for Tarter resumed at various spots around the area. Law enforcement agencies from nearby departments and as far away as Florida helped with the search which is now being coordinated by the Center for Missing Persons out of North Carolina.
"What we're trying to focus on is getting deeper into the wooded areas along the route that we believe is one of the routes he possibly has taken," said Monica Caison of the Center for Missing Persons." And we will continue to look at another alternate route we believe he could have taken from the college to go home."
Home, is Effingham County, which is where Bryce was headed after returning to Armstrong that night. He was driving a white truck on his way home, and finding that truck is vital to the search.
"We ask that people in the area in Savannah and in Statesboro to please search their properties," said Michaella Tarter, Bryce's Mom. "If you are a real estate agent or you own commercial property, walk your property, his truck is somewhere we just need to concentrate on finding his truck."
"We just feel confident that truck has to be in this area, " added Monica Caison. "And we really need to locate it."
Dealing with a missing son is tough enough, however, knowing that a group like Center for Missing Persons is helping find him is comforting to the family.
"They've worked with law enforcement," said Michaella Tarter. "They've asked questions that I didn't even know needed to be asked, so they're instrumental in bringing my son home."
Something that hopefully, she'll be able to do sometime soon.
Since being called in on the case earlier this week, the Center for Missing Persons has gotten America's Most Wanted to put Bryce's story on their website, with hopes his case can be profiled on the television show perhaps as early as next week.
