Tuesday marks one month since 21-year-old U.S. Navy servicemember Séamus Gray disappeared after a night out in Waukegan. Here’s the latest update from police on the investigation into his disappearance.
Gray's disappearance was first noted when he didn't report back to the Naval Station Great Lakes base at his scheduled 2 a.m. time Saturday, officials said.
"It wasn't until some days later that they had some information that they uncovered that determined that he was in fact in Waukegan the early morning hours of [March 18]," Waukegan Deputy Chief Brian Mullen said during an update in the case. did learn of Gray's disappearance, Mullen said they"jumped into action almost immediately" and began a search of areas where he was last seen.
"We received some more video down here at the lakefront from some of the businesses at the marinas that were showing Séamus right on the water's edge," Mullen said."And so we focused our efforts searching the water again.""We know he's in excellent shape, and we're very hopeful that maybe he could be out there some place," Mullen said.Authorities have searched land and water in hopes of finding Gray following his disappearance.
Around the same time, authorities believed they had a potential lead when three search and rescue canines showed"interest in an area by the Government Pier." "If somebody does go into water, they're not coming up right away," Chastain said during a press conference, adding that drones, canines, the Unites States Coast Guard and Naval Intelligence had all assisted with the search.
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