Crime & Public Safety

Missing Hilton Head man last seen with fishing pole on Thursday afternoon

Police and neighborhood security continued their search for a missing man in Hilton Head Plantation on Friday morning, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's office.

James Holub, 75, was last seen carrying a fishing pole in the area of Whooping Crane Way around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, said an advisory updating the case on Friday morning.

He was known to fish near his home on a daily basis, the advisory said.

Capt. Bob Bromage, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office, said family members reported the man missing.

"There is concern for his safety," Bromage said Thursday night.

The search was suspended about 2 a.m. Friday and resumed at dawn.

Lt. Col. Bill Neill said there are well over a dozen sheriff's deputies searching the neighborhood and nearby wooded area.

"They are continuing the search and have help from Hilton Head Plantation security," Neill said.

Anyone with information about Holub's whereabouts may call the Sheriff's Office dispatch at 843-524-2777.

This story was originally published June 28, 2018 at 9:23 PM.

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