July 6, 2023 - San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office officials want the public to be aware of a large-scale search in the area.

Please be advised the Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the San Luis Obispo County Incident Management Team will be conducting a large-scale ground search operation for missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan on Saturday and Sunday, July 8th and 9th.

Kyle was swept away by raging floodwaters on 1-9-23 in San Marcos Creek. There have been numerous searches for Kyle since then. With the assistance of the State Office of Emergency Services, this latest search will involve approximately 300 search crew personnel from around the state.

Crews will be conducting full day searches on both days in the Salinas River from the San Marcos Creek confluence to the Big Sandy Creek confluence. That is an area approximately 6 miles long and a half-mile wide. K9’s and heavy equipment will be staged and prepared to respond immediately if evidence of Kyle’s location is discovered.

We understand the community’s desire to help with the search but at this time there is no need for volunteers and all incident needs are being met. We also appreciate the community’s generosity in donating food for this search effort, but we have no means of accepting the donations. Again, we ask for the community’s patience as we conduct this latest search effort, and we thank everyone for the ongoing support.

Source & photo: San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office