Video shows Shane Montgomery after leaving bar, sources say

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
VIDEO: Surveillance video shows Shane Montgomery
Police are reviewing surveillance video that shows Shane Montgomery.

PHILADELPHIA -- Sources tell Action News that police are reviewing a piece of surveillance video that shows missing college student Shane Montgomery around the time he vanished.



That surveillance video has not been released.



However, those sources tell us the video shows Shane stumbling across a bridge over the Manayunk Canal after leaving Kildare's Irish Pub early Thanksgiving morning.



He then disappears into a parking lot along the river. It's not know what happened to him next.



That video came from a nail salon near Kildare's, sources said.



The discovery of that video led police Wednesday to go back out into the area where Shane vanished. They were sent after what was originally described as a "credible tip."



Police were focusing on the Schuylkill River under the railroad bridge near Belmont Avenue. Video from the Action Cam showed the marine unit combing the water there.



Those officers on the water have not turned up any sign of Shane.





This, as the reward in the search for the 21-year-old West Chester University student reached $65,000.



The family of Shane Montgomery made that announcement Tuesday on the Help Find Shane Montgomery Facebook page.



Shane was last seen leaving Kildare's Irish Pub in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia early Thanksgiving morning after a night out with friends.



Kildare's management said Shane left the bar without a problem. A relative, who works at Kildare's, told Shane it was closing time and they left at 1:50 a.m.



Staffers reportedly saw Shane turn left out of the door and head south on Main Street.



A ping from his cellphone was picked up near the CVS Pharmacy on Main Street, located about an hour after he vanished.



He was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, a gray button-up shirt and jeans.



Shane is 5'11" tall, weighs 140 pounds with short brown hair and green eyes.



He has a large Celtic tattoo across his shoulder blades.



Anyone with information is urged to contact authorities at 215-686-3353/3354.

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