Search continues for Shane Montgomery last seen in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving

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Shane Montgomery, 21, left a Philadelphia bar about 2am Thursday
He was kicked out for tripping over after being separated from friends
When he didn't come home his parents reported him missing
Hundreds searched Main Street in Manayunk and the nearby banks of the Schuylkill River on Saturday
His parents have offered a $10,000 reward for reliable information
Volunteers asked not to aid in search on Sunday

By Associated Press Reporter and MailOnline Reporter

Published: 14:53 EST, 30 November 2014 | Updated: 15:02 EST, 30 November 2014

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Authorities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are still looking for a 21-year-old college student who disappeared from a bar early Thursday morning, after getting separated from his friends.

West Chester University senior Shane Montgomery was last seen getting kicked out of Kildare's bar in the Manayunk neighborhood around 2am Thursday and hasn't been seen since.

Volunteers have been aiding local authorities in the search, but on Sunday family members issued a statement saying they would not be gathering.

'I just wanted to reach out and remind everyone we are NOT meeting today until we are given the okay from the Marine Unit and Search and Rescue. We would like the authorities to be able to do their search throughly and without any unintentional interferences from the volunteers,' according to a statement issued on Montgomery's missing person's Facebook page.

'Thank you for the continued prayers, positive thoughts, donations, and shares, as well as a big thank you all the people who have come out in the cold to help us look for Shane.'

Vanished: Police say Shane Montgomery, 21, was home from West Chester University and met up with some friends on Wednesday night at the crowded Kildare's bar in the Manayunk neighborhood, before disappearing

Major search: Crime Scene Unit members search the canal in Manayunk section of Philadelphia on Saturday

A Crime Scene Unit member searches the canal in Manayunk for Shane Montgomery

Police say Montgomery was home for Thanksgiving when he met up with some friends on Wednesday night at the crowded Kildare's bar.

Authorities say he became separated from them and was escorted out by a bouncer around 2 a.m. Thursday after stumbling on a bar stool.

Support: Hundreds of volunteers gather in St. John the Baptist church in Manayunk to organize a search for 21-year-old Shane Montgomery

Distraught: Shane's parent's, Karen and Kevin Montgomery (pictured) say they will never stop looking for their son, and have offered a $10,000 for information on his whereabouts

Reward: Montgomery, who is still unaccounted for, was last seen leaving Kildare's Irish Pub in Manayunk very early Thanksgiving morning, and there is a $10,000 for information on where he is

Missing: Shane Montgomery was last seen Thanksgiving Eve around 1:45 a.m. as he was leaving Kildare's bar along Main Street in Philadelphia

'My heart is broken,' Shane's mother, Karen Montgomery, told NBC Philadelphia.

'We're waiting for him to walk in the door, but you realize that each hour goes... it's just harder and harder,' added Shane's father, Kevin Montgomery.

His mother said she is offering a $10,000 reward for help finding him.

On Saturday, about 200 volunteers helped search Main Street in Manayunk and the nearby banks of the Schuylkill River.

Authorities have used K-9s, helicopters and marine units as part of the search.

The search was so widespread that the city cancelled a Christmas tree lighting ceremony and caroling activities.

Instead the organization held a candlelight vigil at the Canal View Park

Upset: A woman is comforted by another during a candlelight vigil for Shane Montgomery,at a park across from Kildare's Irish Pub in Manayunk on Saturday