College senior goes missing after evening at bar

• 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

By Associated Press Reporter

Published: 15:36 EST, 29 November 2014 | Updated: 02:02 EST, 30 November 2014

Hundreds of people in Philadelphia spent Saturday searching for a college senior who was reported missing after a night out with friends at a crowded bar the night before Thanksgiving.

Police say 21-year-old Shane Montgomery 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.

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.

He has not been seen since.

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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.

About 200 volunteers have been searching 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

Lost: Police say 21-year-old Shane Montgomery was home from West Chester University and met up with friends Wednesday night at a crowded bar

Distinctive: This is a photo of the Celtic cross tattoo on Montgomery's shoulder

Montgomery is a liberal arts major and a former high school runner.

He is 5-foot-11 and 130 pounds, with short brown hair and green eyes.

He was wearing a buttoned- down gray shirt, gray hoodie and jeans when he left the bar.

He also has a unique Celtic cross tattoo on his shoulder.