2 men were last seen on sandbar off Tybee Island. Search was called off at high tide

Two men last seen Monday on a sandbar off Tybee Island remain missing as officials resumed the search for them on Tuesday morning.

Tybee Island Fire Department was called about 7:15 p.m. Monday about the men missing in the water, the department said in a news release.

The department was joined in a search by the Tybee Marine Rescue Squad, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the Chatham Marine Patrol and a Chatham mosquito control helicopter.

WSAV reported two others who had been on the sandbar made it back to shore.

The Coast Guard helicopter ended its search about 9:15 p.m., while shore and water search continued until high tide at 10:30 p.m., the news release said.

Recovery efforts began again Tuesday morning, WTOC reported.

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This story was originally published August 14, 2018 at 7:32 AM.