VANDALIA — The search for missing Riverside mother Cheryl Coker continues this weekend, according to the Ohio Chapter of Texas Equusearch.
David Rader, Director of the Midwest Chapter of Equusearch said 40 people departed from the Dayton Air Show parking lot this morning to search for Coker.
Equusearch brought in a team from Indiana to assist in the search.
Rader advised that anyone searching should not give up hope.
“We’re basically arm to arm,” he said.
“You never lose hope because if there’s a place you haven’t searched, you have to go and do it. You never lose hope that one day you’re going to get lucky and find what you’re looking for. You can’t lose hope, as long as they’re missing, you have to bring your A-game to the table.”
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Searchers met at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, and will do so again at the same time today at the Dayton Air Show parking lot off North Dixie Drive in Vandalia across the street from McCauley Drive.
The anniversary of Cheryl Coker’s disappearance was on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and the search is still ongoing. A candlelight vigil was held in Coker’s honor to mark the day.
All searchers must be at least 18 with a valid ID, dressed appropriately for the weather and for wooded terrain.