Authorities in northern California are searching for two teenage brothers who went missing after a ducking-hunting trip more than a week ago.
Andruw Cornett, 19, and his younger brother Wesley Cornett, 17, were looking for ducks on Dec. 14 in Thermalito Afterbay, a reservoir of Lake Oroville, about 70 miles north of Sacramento, according to the Butte County Sheriff's Office.
Dispatch received a call from Andruw Cornett, who reported that his younger brother's kayak had flipped over, around 8:30 that morning. Andruw saw Wesley swimming north of the kayak.
He decided to go in after his little brother, telling authorities no one was wearing life jackets. That was the last time anyone heard from the brothers.
Multiple agencies have been looking for the brothers on land and in the water since then. The boys' clothing and other personal items were recovered by authorities amid the days-long search.
In a Facebook post on Monday, Butte County Sheriff's Office announced that they "have exhausted efforts with divers and sonar technology and will shift the focus to a continuous limited search" as search and recovery efforts entered its 10th day.
The next phase of the search will involve "surface search methods, which includes aircrafts, drones, boats, on-shore vehicles, and K9s."
'Handsome sons' involved in a 'freak accident,' mom says
April Clark, the boys' mother, called the situation a "freak accident" her and her family were still trying to wrap their heads around, according to a description in an online fundraiser.
"Andruw is a hero in my eyes," Clark wrote. "I'm asking for help. I drive 45 miles out everyday to search for my boys and some family is staying out there every night."
Clark also said that the sheriff's office communicated recently that the incident was "now a search and recovery so I will have to also plan to lay my two boys to rest.
"This is hard for me to write as I'm beyond broken into so many pieces if you can please find it in your heart to donate and help our family find and lay my handsome two young boys to rest any amount of support will forever be blessed for our family," Clark wrote. "We thank you to all the prayers and help we could not have made it this far with out all the love we have got, and we thank you all so so much."