Myrtle Beach Police are still searching for Brittanee Drexel, a missing teen from Rochester, New York.Friday afternoon police followed a lead to Georgetown County.
Police searched the area around the North Santee River looking for Drexel who has not been seen since last Saturday night.
Brittannee was last seen leaving the Blue Water Resort on Ocean Boulevard after visiting a male friend, Peter Broswick, from the Rochester, NY area, the same area the missing teen is from.
The male friend, Peter Broswick, has obtained a lawyer and is not talking, according to Rochester, NY news affiliates. Broswick checked out of his motel in the early morning hours of Sunday morning, leaving behind a substantial deposit on the hotel room.
Broswick's actions so far are suspicious, although he is not considered a suspect at this time, police do want to question him.
There was a reported sighting of a girl fitting her description on Wednesday, but that lead proved to be false.
There was a possible sighting of missing Rochester, NY teen, Britannee Drexel, on Wednesday morning, when someone reported seeing a girl matching Drexel's description getting off a bus in Myrtle Beach that came from Georgetown.
The Myrtle Beach Police Department has located the young woman, who witnesses reported was possibly Ms. Drexel. (Wednesday 4-29-09).
Myrtle Beach Police can now confirm that this woman is NOT Ms. Drexel. Searches for Ms. Drexel continue into the weekend.
Even though this lead did not pan out, the Myrtle Beach Police Department says it remains hopeful they'll locate Drexel safe and sound.
If you have any information, call the Myrtle Beach Police Department at (843) 918-1952 or (843) 918-1382.
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