Devastating 911 call reveals moment Tyler Doyle's friend desperately seeks help as search for missing hunter called off

CHILLING 911 calls reveal the moment Tyler Doyle's friend desperately reached out for help as the man's 16-foot boat began to sink.

Four calls were made to 911 on January 26, the day Doyle's boat began to take on water.

The first call came at around 4.56pm, when the 22-year-old went missing.

Doyle didn't call 911 directly but called friends and family for help while in distress.

The nature of the 911 calls aligns with what the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said about the investigation - that no foul play is suspected in Doyle's disappearance.

Doyle vanished while he and a friend were duck hunting on January 26.

Doyle dropped the friend off at another location before going to scout for ducks, however, he later called that same friend when his boat began to take on water.

The friend's name was redacted by the police department and has not been publicly released.

The caller tells the 911 operator that he is stuck in the ocean and his friend, Tyler Doyle, was on a sinking boat.

"I’m standing on the jetty rocks," said the caller, who was in Little River.

He said of Doyle's boat: "The motor cut off on the boat and it’s drifting out in the ocean and he’s in it and it’s sinking."

“I don’t even see him no more,” the friend said.

"He’s drifted out past the jetties in the ocean.”

The caller tries to alert a passing boat but did not get a response.

He hangs up on the operator, telling them that he was going to try to reach Doyle again, only to call back when he could not make contact with his friend.

"I cannot see him," he said. "Now I can't get him to answer."

According to a 911 call log, responding officers reported at 5.09pm that they were searching for the boater but nobody was found.

At 5.14pm, the searchers said that they didn't see anyone in the area but the boat was found on its side.

Only a foot of the vessel was showing above the water, said the SCDNR.

Several other 911 calls were made by Doyle's aunt and a friend.

His waders and wallet were found off the North Carolina coast on January 31 but there has been no trace of him since.

NOT GIVING UP

Doyle's family is not giving up on looking for him even after a specialist group called off their search.

Non-profit rescue group The Wings of Hope from Wisconsin previously announced that their efforts were coming to an end.

Wings of Hope wrote: “We had to tell this loving family that there was nothing more we could do as a search and rescue group.

"My heart goes out to Tyler Doyle’s wife and family.” 

The non-profit used sonar, drones, and K9 units as part of its search for the hunter.

Despite the loss of The Wings of Hope team, the SCDNR and the Civil Air Patrol are continuing the search as long as weather conditions permit.

A friend of the family, Josh Johnson, has been keeping people updated on his Facebook account.

He wrote: "I have lots of messages about Tyler Doyle.

"Even though the dive team has gone home, we will continue to search as the opportunity presents itself in the days coming.

"When the seas are calm, we will be out there.

"May not have as many boats out there but we aren’t giving up.

"Everything helps and the family appreciates everyone."

Relatives shared their gratitude for everyone supporting the search for Doyle at a vigil in Little River three weeks after he went missing.

“Your outpouring of support, your uplifting thoughts, your prayers, and your love means so much to this family as they face this arduous journey to find Tyler," the family said.

The family also thanked "everyone who has volunteered their time, their boats, and assisted in this extensive search for Tyler by air, land, and sea.”

Tyler's wife, Lakelyn Doyle, has revealed that she was forced to make her social media accounts private.

She said that she made the decision to protect her unborn baby from high-stress levels she's suffering due to the things "strangers" are saying about her missing husband, The Post and Courier Myrtle Beach reported.

Meanwhile, Doyle's father Brian has reiterated his family's hope that Tyler will be found and he's asked people to pray for the missing boater and his family.

He told the Post and Courier: “What we need is for everyone to pray and have faith that God is going to give us a miracle and bring Tyler home alive.”

Many people have sent their thoughts and prayers to the family on various Facebook pages.