Day four floodwaters for missing Central Coast boy Kyle Doane

Update January 13, 2023 3:19 PM.– Began the fourth day of the search for Kyle Doane, who was washed away by the Salinas River in San Miguel.

Members of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Diving Team and the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team are still looking for the boy, but searchers from the National Guard and other outside agencies have been relieved of the mission.

On Friday, the search will take place where the San Marcos stream flows into the Salinas River.

“In addition, our search teams continue to monitor San Marcos Creek levels and recheck areas as needed as water levels and conditions change,” the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office said.

Weather permitting, future searches will be conducted on an ongoing but limited basis.

Authorities said a blond-haired, brown-eyed boy was swept away Monday near San Miguel. Since then, his search has been hampered by severe weather that has hit California, leaving behind piles of dirt and debris that search teams had to sift through.

There are clues authorities are looking in the right direction: Teams found physical items from the SUV that Kyle and his mother were driving on Monday morning, Paul said. So far, they’ve only found one of his grey-blue Nike shoes.

200 people searching for missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan

Update January 12, 2023 6:38 PM.– The search for the missing Kyle Doan continues for the third day in a row.

About 120 National Guard personnel helped with the search on Thursday, as well as members of search and rescue teams from six districts. The search involved six K-9 teams, three CAL FIRE manual brigades, drone teams, and personnel from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Management.

200 people participated in the search on Thursday.

“The search is being conducted in extremely difficult conditions, with mud and debris hampering efforts,” the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. “But it’s a comprehensive effort to find every bush pile and trash patch.”

Father speaks of missing 5-year-old son who was swept away by flood waters on the Central Coast

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, California. The search continues for missing Kyle Doane days after he was swept away by flood waters in the Salinas River near San Miguel.

More than 100 National Guard personnel and rescuers from Ventura County, Santa Barbara County and Sacramento County have assisted in the search for Kyle over the past two days.

We spoke with Kyle’s father Brian Doane about what the last few days have been like for his family.

“We haven’t found it yet. It’s still difficult because we don’t have any closure, or we just don’t have the end of this part.”

It was just another Monday morning for the Doan family. Just before 8 o’clock, Brian Doane got a call and everything changed.

“I get a call from some lady and she puts my wife down and she’s just beside herself and says, ‘I can’t find Kyle and I know what happened,'” Doan said.

Brian appreciates that the people who lived where the incident took place helped when his family needed it.

“And I know that if they could contact my son, they would,” Brian said. “And my wife just happened to be closer to them. And when she was able to reach the rope they could have and my son’s stream was lower and they saw his face up with his floating face up but they couldn’t get to him because the reality is you can’t run along the shore, if it is not solid, and reach out to someone.”

According to his father, Kyle is an outgoing five-year-old.

“But he loved people,” Brian said. “He loved to dance. He was very sociable and active. We had a comminuted fracture of the femur last year in kindergarten because he ran, stumbled and fell. And he was able to get out. It was necessary to insert a rod into it. But the children’s hospital in Madeira, and he was there for more than a year, was able to adapt. He was playing football this fall and we had to get him out. Yeah, we had to wait until November and he did and he really knew that in a couple of weeks he really wanted to be back to normal.”

Both of Kyle’s parents are grateful for all the surrounding communities have done so far to find their son.

“My wife and I are very grateful for the support they have received here in the community of San Miguel, Paso Robles and in King City,” Brian said. “It was very nice. It was very nice. And so we’re very–we’re shocked. We’re still having a hard time processing it.”

San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office Searches for Child From Ex-King City Family After Flood

Update January 10, 2023 6:38 PM.– The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office said their search and rescue team had stopped searching for the day as of 5:20 p.m. due to poor visibility. They will resume work on Wednesday morning,

Kyle Doane has not yet been found. The case “remains our top priority as long as the weather permits,” the Sheriff’s Department said.

There is a gofundme created by a family friend. Kyle’s father Brian Doane confirmed that the proceeds will go to his family’s search aid. You can find it here.

ORIGINAL STORY

According to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, search and rescue operations resumed Tuesday morning for a missing five-year-old boy who was swept away on Monday by raging waters near San Miguel in the Salinas River.

The sheriff’s office described the missing boy, Kyle Doane, as follows: “Short messy blond hair, brown eyes, 4ft 52lb. .”

Search operations on Monday were called off after about five hours, according to the sheriff’s office, as extreme weather made it unsafe for emergency responders to continue their efforts.

Officials said Tuesday’s hiatus during a severe storm allowed the search to resume, which will draw on all the office’s available resources, including an underwater search and rescue team and air operations.

KION spoke to Kyle’s father, Brian Doane, who says his family is devastated by what happened to their son. Brian says his wife did the right thing and tried to save them both.

Search and recovery is underway in Paso Robles for a five-year-old whose car was swept away by flood waters near San Marco Road during Monday’s rain, according to SLO County Emergency Services.

According to Cal Fire SLO, a white truck attempted to drive through shallow water but got stuck for around 8 a.m. A passer-by helped the parent out of the car before the current got too strong, but they couldn’t get past the five-year-old won.

Brian Doane said his wife takes her son to San Miguel School, where she is a teacher and Kyle is a student. The road was no different from normal when their car was blown away.

Brian said his wife pulled her son out of the car safely when the current separated them. Then a man helped her, and her son was too far away from them to save him safely. Brian says that his wife suffers from intense survivor guilt, but she did the right thing.

He added that his wife was a former teacher at the Gonzalez Unified School District and they lived in King City for 13 years before moving to San Luis Obispo County two years ago.

Kyle is the youngest of three children. Their eldest son is in college and graduated from King City High School, while their youngest daughter is in high school.

Kyle had a bar removed from his leg after breaking his femur at preschool age. They just went on a family cruise shortly after the New Year. Brian says that at the moment the family is just looking for a way out.

The family believes that the current may have taken Kyle to Monterey County.

The sheriff’s office said conditions remain extremely dangerous as water levels are high and continue to change rapidly.

Therefore, officials said they strongly warn the public against conducting self-guided searches, which could harm them and become a victim requiring resources that would otherwise be used to search.

If anyone has any information that can help with this search, you can call the Sheriff’s Office at 805-781-4550.