Hundreds show up to help find missing 23-year-old in Eagan
EAGAN, Minn. -- The search continues for a man who's been missing since early Sunday morning. 23-year-old Bryce Borca was last seen leaving the area of Coachman and Yankee Doodle Road around 2 a.m. on Oct. 30.
Several agencies, including Eagan Police and Fire, as well as State Patrol, helped in the search with helicopters in the skies, as well as boots on the ground on Monday morning. They covered a lot of area surrounded Highway 13 and Yankee Doodle Road.
Law enforcement was joined by hundreds of volunteers in the search. Those volunteers went beyond the scope of Borca's friends and family. Some strangers were compelled to help for similar reasons.
"I have 15-year-old twins, and I thought to myself I would want someone to come help search for them if the situation was reversed," said Melissa Ulberg, who showed up to help all the way from Loretto, Minnesota.
"I'm doing this because if that would happen to me, I would love others to respond the same way too," said OB Delcid, one of the search volunteers.
Around 250 volunteers showed up. The turnout was so strong, Eagan Police requested that people stop showing up to help.
"It's great that they have so many people that they may not need everybody," said Ulberg, "When someone needs you and a family is hurting, you come together and you do what needs to be done."
"Speaking for the Borca family, I simply want to convey their thoughts and tokens of appreciation for the countless who turned up and came out this morning to search," said Chief Roger New of the Eagan Police Department.
Chief New says that at this point they do not think anyone else is involved in Borca's disappearance.
"We don't suspect that there's any foul play at this time, as far as mental health, we don't have any reason to believe he was in crisis," said Chief New.
Eagan Police say they have suspended the ground search as of Tuesday.
"This is an incredibly difficult time for us and our main focus is finding our son," the Borca family said in a statement. "We are so very grateful for the outpouring of love and support from the community, and we pray for Bryce's safe return.
Anyone with information on Borca's whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Coulson at 651-675-5876.
