along main street, less than half mile from where the the 21 year-old disappeared after leaving kildares irish pub early thanksgiving morning. shane's parents made the the announcement saturday that their son had been found nearly 40 days after his disappearance. the discovery of shane's body end more than five week search which included efforts from local dive teams philadelphia police, the fbi and thousands of volunteers, both on the streets, and through social media. >> that is what we're here for. that is why we do this. it is to find families loved ones and bring them back to them. >> reporter: surveillance video was released showing shane walking across the bridge spanning manayunk canal toward a parking lot that is next to the schuylkill river. shane's keys were found in the same area shortly before christmas. prayers filled the facebook page used to help find shane. the the family filled with both sadness and relief, will have closure that they will need. >> we want to thank everybody for their support prayers and love and ask that he they pray for our family at this trying time.

that is less than half mile from where the the 21 year-old difficulties a appeared after leaving kildares irish pub early thanksgiving day morning. shane's parents made at announcement at day that their son had been found nearly 40 days after his disappearance. the discovery of shane's body end more than five week search which included efforts from local dive teams, philadelphia police, the fbi and thousands of volunteers, both on the streets, and through social media. >> what can we do, that is what we're here for. that is why we do this. we do this to find families loved ones and bring them back to them. >> reporter: surveillance video was released last month showing shane walking across a bridge spanning the manayunk canal towards a parking lot that is next to the schuylkill river. shane's keys were found in the same area shortly before christmas. prayers filled the the facebook page used to help find shane. the family filled with both sadness and relief will have the closure that they will need. >> we want to thank everyone for their support, prayers, and love and ask that they contin

he was last seen leaving kildare's public around closing time. he was found less than a mile away. >> where he was was about waist deep. for the most part it's 6 7-foot. not real deep. just moving current. >> the medical examiner is conducting an autopsy to try to determine the cause of death. >> you can only imagine the grief that shane montgomery's family is feeling right now. this after spending every waking moment knocking on doors and getting shane's photograph in front of anyone and everyone who might know something. "action news" was there when the family broke the news shane montgomery's body was found. >> today we have done what we have promised, we have found and brought shane home. >> reporter: shane montgomery's parents fought tears to say thank you shortly after the divers discovered their 21-year-old son. >> we thank everybody for their support and prayers and love and to continue praying for our family at this trying time. >> reporter: the family put flyers in shop windows and sub tooted a tree lighting for a vigil during the west

. >> he disappeared after a night out with friends thanksgiving morning last seen living kildare's pub. last month differs with the garden state undercovery water unit located his keys in the water. saturday they found him a half mile away ten feet from banks of schuylkill behind manayunk brewing company near main street and sheer's lane. >> where he was it was about waist deep and for the most part it's 6 7 foot not real deep. just moving current. >> shane's family rushed to the scene. loved ones, pastor and employees of the brewing company watched as driver's worked. >> they were set up on our deck out back. we became family with his family during the whole situation. it broke us all down because we were all out back. >> the search is over and investigation into how he died is just beginning. police sources say there are no obvious signs of foul play to his body. those that followed the details came to the river with so many questions. >> what would he have done and what happened to him is the question of what happened? >> even though this part of the schuylkill has been searched dif

he was last seen leaving kildare's around closing time. divers from under water garden state recovery team found the body. he was found in the schuylkill behind the maniy you -- manayunk brewing company. loved ones, the pastor and employees of the brewing company watched as the divers worked. >> he became family with his family during the hole situation. it broke us all down. >> reporter: the search is over, but the investigation into how shane died is just beginning. police sources say there are no obvious signs of foul play. those who followed the details of the search came to the river with so many questions. >> where would he have gone, what really happened to him? >> reporter: even though the ask can had been searched. divers say scouring the large river was a tedious process. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> and will have more reaction in the next time half-hour our coverage continues online and 6abc.com. you can read about the time line of the search and the community effort to find shane. we have information about the vigi

disappeared in the early morning hours on thanksgiving day after a night out with friends at nearby kildare's pub. the family tells us the discovery means that shane has come home after this long search. >> this community, i don't know if we can say thank you. i don't know if we could ever repay what this community did for our family. they were there every step of the way. >> police say they do not suspect foul play in shane's death. the family has not yet released funeral arrangements for shane. >>> today marks the final farewell for one of new york city's finest who was killed in a deadly ambush last month. dozens of police officers from philadelphia and other parts of our area are on their way right now to officer wenjian liu's funeral. nbc 10's matt delucia was there to see them off. matt? >> reporter: the officers left a little after 6:00 this morning, and about 80 of them from the philadelphia police department are on their way up to new york right now. some of them are making the second trip in just over a week. take a look. we were out here as they were gathering at the fop lodge in n

he disappeared after a night out with friends at nearby kildare's pub. the family tells us that this discovery means that shane has come home after the long search. >> it was that moment that you hope that it's not shane and it was something else but at the same time, he's in god's hands. >> police say they do not suspect foul play. the family has not released funeral arrangements. >>> tomorrow in northeastern pennsylvania, the man accused of killing a state trooper and injuring another during an ambush is scheduled for a preliminary hearing. eric frein is scheduled to appear in pike county court. he's charged in the deadly shooting at the state police barracks in blooming grove in september. police say frein was then on the run for about seven weeks until investigators captured him. >>> trial is scheduled to begin tomorrow morning in philadelphia for a former iron worker's boss accused of racketeering. 73-year-old joseph dockerty is the last defendant in a group of 12 members of iron workers local 401. they've been charged by federal prosecutors. prosec

disappeared nearly 40 days ago after a night out with friends thanksgiving morning last seen leaving kildare's closing time and stumbling across this bridge. last month differs located shane's keys in the water. saturday they found him a half mile away. ten feet from banks of schuylkill behind manayunk brewing company near main street and sheer's lane. >> where he was was waste deep center of river there's holes 8 10 foot deep mostly 6 7 foot deep not deep, moving current. >> loved ones, pastor and employees of the brewing company watched as differs worked. >> the base is set up on our deck. we became family with his family. it broke us all down. we was all out back when they brought shane out. it's a sad situation. >> the search is over and the investigation into how shane died is just beginning. there's no signs of foul play to his body. those that followed details of the search came to the river with questions. >> where would he have gone what happened to him? it's the big question what happened? >> even though this part of the river waser is.ed differs say this was a tedious process walter

he was last seen leaving kildares irish pub early this morning.y found a half mile from that bar. now autopsy result have in the been made public, by the medical examiner's office, and all they his family tells thaws they believe that this was a tragic accident, they say that they are thankful to have done what they have but as you know it is scheduled for friday at saint john's the baptist here in manayunk. his family is requesting any donations be made to the garden state under water recovery team to help fine shane's body and relentless in their search as well as her friend at saint john's the baptist. guys, back to you. >> a sabina, thank you. >>> still ahead get red toy pay more on the roads, the tolls are going up on the pennsylvania turnpike. just how much more you will be forced to pay. >>> if you first if you are going to fight with your boyfriend, don't do it in a basketball game. >> why? >> kiss cam might catch you. you have to see this coming up. these new chicken strips taste amazing... subway's really... cranking it up! going for gol

. >> reporter: shane disappeared after a night out atxps/ kildare's=jw irish pub on main street. we stopped by the pub to see if anyone wanted to say a few words. they declined. in manayunk nbc 10 news. >>> read more about the case and the search on nbc nbcphiladelphia.com. >>> a woman remains in critical condition after being shot by her ex-boyfriend. he killed himself in the>> investigators are trying to determine what caused this row home fire in southwest philadelphia. the red cross says 28 people were forced out of into the cold last night. it started in one home on south 68ening street and spread 20 two more before firefighters were abl

. >>> shane montgomery was last seen leaving kildare's irish pub in manayunk early thanksgiving morningthe canal was first dredged that sunday november 30. that's the same date fbi joined local officials in the investigation. and on december 10th we learned there was surveillance video of montgomery near the river. shane's keys were found by search teams in the water on december 21st and divers continually returned to that area until he found his still submerged body today. we have been following this story from the very beginning. you can learn more about the search for shane montgomery and ultimately the end of the search on our web site cbsphilly.com. >>> tonight we've got our eye on the storm. heavy rain is now moving through most of the region. "eyewitness news" in germantown where umbrellas were most needed. our neighbors to the north did see some snow, however with this storm. alice sent in a picture of this snowy sidewalk and a bench in bethlehem pa. justin drabick is tracking the storm. >> looks like the storm will hang around for the rest of the weekend. talking about wet weat

it is less than half mile from where the 21 year-old disappeared after leaving kildares irish pub early thanksgiving morning. shane's parents made the announcement saturday that their son had been found near liz 40 days after his difficulties a appearance. the discovery of shane's body end a more than five week search which included efforts from local dive teams, philadelphia police the fbi, and thousands of volunteers. both on the streets and through social media. >> that is what we're here for. that is why we do this. it is to find family loved ones and bring them back to them. >> reporter: surveillance video was released showing shane walking across a bridge spanning the manayunk can ol toward a parking lot next to the the schuylkill river. shane's keys were found in the same area shortly before christmas. prayers filled the facebook page used to help find shane. the family filled with both sadness and relief will have closure that they will need. >> we want to thank every within for their support, prayers and love and ask that they continue to pray for our family at that trying time

surrounding his disappearance, the 21-year-old disappeared early thanksgiving morning after a night out at kildare's irish pub. it gained national attention as crews searched on the ground and in the water and by air. it wasn't until december 2st that a group of divers found his keys and today the discovery of his body. be sure to stay with nbc 10 and nbc 10.com for any new developments in the shane montgomery case. on our website you'll find the full statement from his parents on today's tragic discovery. >>> it's a somber weekend in new york as a second murdered police officer is laid to rest. hundreds attended the wake for officer wenjian liu. officers liu and rafael ramos were gun the down december 20th as they sat in their patrol car. the killer then shot himself. liu's funeral is tomorrow between 100 and 150 philadelphia police officers are expected to attend the funeral just as they did last weekend for officer ramos. the fraternal office of police will provide buses to take officers to the services in new york. >>> in west philadelphia, a solidarity march to support the black lives matter mo

shane disappeared thanksgiving morning after leaving kildare's irish pub in manayunk.even total strangers work tireless toll bring him home and now they all are grieving. >> community really did come together here for that. it's tragic what happened. really is. >> i just thought it was neat that like people showed they care. the search they had on when they came to the church over 500 people that came to help. i just think it's awesome. >>> thousands have now taken to social media posting to this facebook page to offer comfort to the family in their time of need. the viewing for shane montgomery will be held at the manayunk church where search teams gathered saint john the baptist on thursday night from five to 7:00 and again friday morning before the funeral mass at 10am. donations in his name may be sent to the garden state underwater recovery unit in milford, new jersey, or the friends of saint john the baptist. >>> philadelphia police meantime they're looking for leads after a limo driver is found shot to death in cobbs creek. officers arrived at the seen on delanc

. >> reporter: 21-year-old shane montgomery disappeared early thanksgiving morning after leaving kildare's pub on main street in manayunk. the west chester university student was later captured on surveillance video in a parking lot near the schuylkill river before vanishing. after a tireless search 36 days after his disappearance divers pulled shane's body from the schuylkill river bringing some close shower to a family in agony. >> we just all thought we should give our support. >> reporter: community members who rallied behind the montgomery family during the search found that you are way to shane's viewing hoping to i wasn't solace during inconsolable times. >> they're in our thoughts and our prayers and we pray for your family and for comfort and for healing and you'll be in our prayers for many years to come because no parent should ever have to bury their child. >> reporter: in manayunk, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> new at 11:00 o'clock tonight the fda green lights a new quick and easy flu test with just the swab inside your nose. the doctor can now determine if you have

search teams gathered at the church after he went missing from kildares irish pub thanksgiving morning. his body was pull from the schuylkill river saturday. >>> now just a horrifying act of animal cruelty somebody shot this female pit bull terrier mix in the chest. a concern citizen brought the seven month-old puppy to glenn more veterinary hospital late last month. we are told she's least covering in the protective foster home. chester county spca asking for the public's help. the the pennsylvania state police also investigating. >>> still ahead, on "eyewitness news", president obama is sparking controversy in arizona this morning. why some are saying the command inner chief choice in hotels is offensive. we are back in two minutes. president obama is in phoenix arizona to d-scuss ways to improve american housing market but his hotel is grabbing headlines. >> it is point hilton resort, some local native americans resorts say president should stay elsewhere because the word is a derogatory term for a native american woman. the the obama administration says the president's travel plans

shane was last seen leaving kildare's irish pub on main street just before 2:00 a.m. on november 27th. his cell phone pink dollars less than an hour later off a tower in lower merion township. as thanksgiving day went on searches began to look all over manayunk, blue was no sign every shane. by dawn the next day hundreds of volunteers and police covered more than 400 acres. >> i have complete moments of despair, i miss my son i want to holds him he's my baby. >> for more than ten days passed before police found the major clue investigators say surveillance video from a nail salon captured shane walking toward a parking lot that leads to the schuylkill river. now, over the following weeks shane's family and volunteers fanned out across philadelphia, from center city to lincoln financial field. searches spread the word and they handed out thousands of flyers. but still no sign of shane. >> around here, nobody threats die. you got the green ribbons. you see houses all the way up in norristown today you see missing posters of him up there. >> a major break in the case on

disappeared in the early morning hours of thanksgiving day after a night out with friends at nearby kildare's pub. the family tells us the discovery means that shane has come home after this long search. >> this community -- i don't know if we can say thank you. i don't know if we could ever repay what this community did for our family. they were there every step of the way. >> police say they do not suspect foul play. the family has yet to release funeral arrangements. we will keep you posted. >>> tomorrow in northeastern pennsylvania, the man accused of killing a state trooper and injuring another during an ambush is scheduled for a preliminary hearing. eric frein is scheduled to appear in pike county court. he's charged in the deadly shooting at the state police barracks in blooming grove in september. police say frein was then on the run for about seven weeks until investigators captured him. >>> this morning, philadelphia police are look for the gunman wanted for murdering a limo driver who had only been on the job for a week. the owner of the car service tells us a passenger taken to de

he vanished early thanksgiving morning after leaving kildare's irish pub in manayunk. family friends and total strangers worked tirelessly to bring him home. now, they too are grieving. >> the community real did i come together. it is tragic what happened. >> i thought it was neat that people showed they cared the search they had when they came to the church, over 500 people that came to help. i just think it is just awesome. >> thousands have taken to social media posting to this facebook page to offer comfort to the family in their time of need. >>> a vuke for shane montgomery will be held at manayunk church where search teams gathered. saint john the baptist thursday night from 5:00 to 9:00 again friday morning before the funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. donations in his name may be sent to the garden state underwater recovery aoun knit milford, new jersey, or the friends of saint john the baptist. >>> hundreds of people turn out for two separate rallies in delaware and chester counties to show their support for police. many gathered outside the old courthouse in west che

montgomery the 21 year-old west chester university student went missing on thanksgiving after leaving kildares pub in manayunk. he was later seen on surveillance video near the schuylkill river after a 36 day search, shane's body was pulled from the schuylkill, bringing some closure to his family. today those who know shane's family well wanted to come to the viewing to show their love and support. >> nobody should go through something like this. >> your friend are here. even though we have not seen you for many years you are in our thoughts and prayers and we pray for your family for comfort and for condolence and for healing and you'll be in our prayers for many years to come because in parent should ever to have bury their child. >> reporter: well, shane's death was ultimately ruled accidental. meantime the viewing tonight started 59:00 o'clock and will go until 9:00 p.m. the funeral mass will take place tomorrow morning at calvary cemetery. we are live in manayunk tonight, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> thank you very much. >>> police are searching for suspect who held up a 7-

search teams gathered at the the church after he have went missing on his way home from kildares irish pub thanksgiving day morning. his body was pulled from the schuykill river on the saturday. >>> a preliminary hearing is scheduled this afternoon for donna krupp who is charged with iting her neighbor's home on fire last month. pennsylvania state police say she blame a limerick township police officer ernie morris for her son's incarceration on unrelated charges. the fire destroyed the detective's home and killed the family cat. >>> still ahead this morning, thieves go on a crime spree in the neighborhood stealing some pretty valuable items. see the distinctive jewelry they got away with. >>> bill cosby returns to the states for the first time in months, we will show you the response he got as more women come forward with abuse accusations. also this. >>> 16 miles of complete and utter helplessness. >> talk about a frightening ride, how a van got dragged down a highway for 30 minutes. >>> the thermometer just dipped to near record cold overnight, katie will let you know when we will b

he was seen leaving kildare's public at closing time and stumbling across the bridge toward the business. last week, divers located shane's keys in the water. saturday they found him him half mile away. >> where he was was about waist deep. the center of the river there are holes 8 feet deep. not real deep. moving current. >> loved ones and their pastor and the employees of the brewing company watched as the divers worked. >> we became family with his family. it broke us down, when they brought shane in it was a sad situation. >> reporter: the search is over, the investigation into how he died is just the beginning. there are no obvious signs of foul play to the body. those who were following the search came to the river with so many questions. >> where would he have gone what would he have done what happened to him. it's the big question. >> reporter: divers say scouring the river was a teed -- tedious process. the medical examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of shane's death. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> our coverage of the story continues online at 6ab

he vanished thanksgiving day after a night out with friends at nearby kildare's pub.iewing will be held for shane on thursday from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. ap and his funeral mass will follow at 10:00 a.m. >>> jury selection is set to begin tomorrow for don tollefson. prosecutors say he sold tickets and travel packages to sporting events promising to give money to charity, but pocketing the money instead. he said he made the decision to withdraw his guilty plea after praying. >>> a real housewife heads to jail today. theresa giudice was sentenced to 15 months her husband joe also pleaded guilty to fraud and will head to prison after she's released. >>> former philly mob boss joey merlino is also headed to prison tomorrow. he must report to a federal detention center in miami at 2:00, in october, a philadelphia judge ruled he violated the terms of his supervised release on a 2001 racketeering conviction. merlino apparently met up with an old mob associate at a cigar bar back in june. >>> tomorrow jury selection begins in the boston bombing suspect johar rr tsarnaev. nbc's jay

shane went missing more than five weeks ago after leaving kildare's irish pub early thanksgiving morning getting separated from his friends. his family's heartache grew with each passing day. >> the suffering is unimaginable, and my sister, my brother-in-law, and all of us we are -- our hearts are shooter. >> divers scoured the waters on numerous occasions. >> we were out on a friday, then sunday after that, then next sunday, and today. >> but no major breaks until shane's keys were found last month, changes in river visibility, hampering search effort at times until today. >> if there is no visibility, everything is by touch if there is some visibility, it is eyes and touch. >> and a mid the sadness there is an investigation that continues the medical examiner is working on a cause of death that has not yet been released at this time. joyce? >> dave, thank you. well, day after day for nearly five weeks as dave told us, searches had been out searching for shane montgomery, it began early thanksgiving morning. >> twenty-one year old shane montgomery was last seen at a baron main street in

shane left kildares irish pub early thanksgiving morning and, and few and far between. there are surveillance, and his keys at one point. now the whole city has been looking for him, they have never given up. they talked with the mummers parade on saturday and people were wearing glean, to symbolize their searching for shane. funeral arrangements have been scheduled for friday. family is asking for any donations to be made to the search team, garden state under water recovery, and made the discovery, guys. >> 6:09. >>> well, it started with the facebook post, handful of people, reading it and this weekend thousands of people came out to support police officers of delaware county. how this rally (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennie-o ground turkey, cooked thoroughly to 165. (mom) i'd feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. (woman) i think that they're light and they're just fresh tasting. (vo) it's time for a

water search teams trying to find shane since thanksgiving morning when he disappeared after leaving kildares irish pub. his body discovered in 4 feet of water by garden state water recovery teams. these volunteers have been out the searching repeat thely improved water visibility helped locate sane this time. his family thanked the community while asking time to private thely have grief. >> the family has closure now. we are happen that i they have that. >> reporter: shane and his family have been part of the church service prayers on sunday for past six weeks. the his memory won't fade anytime soon. i'm told this community will keep these green ribbons out for weeks to come n manayunk brad satan, fox 29 news. >>> funeral arrangements have been set for shane montgomery there will be viewing from 52:09 and 9:00 a.m. friday at saint john the baptist church on rector street. his funeral mass will immediately follow that second viewing at the church on friday morning. >>> west chester university where shane was a student says counselors will be available to talk with and helping grieving classma

he vanished early thanksgiving morning after leaving kildare's irish pub in manayunk. on facebook shane's family thanks supporters and asked for their continued prayers. search teams gathered sane john the batch piss. turse night 5:00 to nine, friday morning before the funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. donations in his name may be sent to the garden state under water recovery aoun knit milford, new jersey or the friends every saint john the baptist. >>> well, new york finest and some, from the philadelphia area, say good-bye to one of their own. >> new york police detective wenjian liu burried after more than 10,000 mourners attended his funeral. lou and his partner detective rafael ramos were shot to death in their police cruiser on december 20th. dozens every police officers showed their support for the officer's family. >> important, part of our responsible, duty, to sustain someone's memory, to sustain our fell end officer's memory so the sacrifice won't be forgot glenn once again hundreds of officers turned their backs on new york mayor bill de blasio, said the mayor sup

search teams gathered at the church after he went missing on his waste home from kildare's irish pub thanksgiving morning. the his body was pulled from the schuylkill river on saturday. >>> priest limb nature i hearing is scheduled for donna krupp the montgomery county woman charged with setting her neighbor's home on fire last month. pennsylvania state police say that she blamed limerick township police detective ernie morris for her son's incarceration on unrelated charges. the fire destroyed the detective's home and killed the family cat. >>> well burglars in bucks county make off with very pricey items we will have latest on the search for the suspect. >>> car seats, ovens and more high tech, we will look at gadget that could make your life easier. >>> then how long wind, so cold, they sting. if you have to be outside make sure you bundle up. katie will have your latest on our dangerous cold on the other side, we will be right ♪watching everybody eating♪ ♪what they want all day♪ ♪oh this tasteless cardboard♪ ♪brings me nothing but more shame ♪ ♪turning every turn until i find som

search teams gathered at the church after he went missing on his way home from kildares irish pub thanksgiving morning. his body was pull from the schuylkill river on saturday. >>> a preliminary hearing is scheduled this afternoon for donna krupp the montgomery county woman charged with setting her neighbors home on fire last month. pennsylvania state police blamed limerick township police detective ernie morris for her son's incarceration on unrelated charges. this fire destroyed that detective's home and killed a family cat. >>> protesters are demanding absing following a deadly police involved shooting in cumberland county new jersey. the group marched through the streets of bridgeton, they are angry over the death of 36 year-old jeremy reid, reid who had a criminal record was shot to death by two bridgeton police office are following a traffic stop on the 30th of december. it is in the clear what led to the traffic stop. but demonstrators questioned if the shooting was justified. >> i want justice for my husband, so i will walk with y'all, i will talk with y'all because my husband with wan

search teams gathered at that search after he went missing on his way home from kildares irish pub thanksgiving day morning. his body was pull from the schuylkill river on saturday. a hearing is scheduled for donna cup, the montgomery county women charge with setting her neighbor's home on fire last month. pennsylvania state police say that krupp blamed limerick township police detective ernie morris for her son's incarceration on unrelated charges. that fire destroyed a detective's home and killed the family cat. >>> we are coming up on 6:09 in the morning. still will ahead increased police patrols in one local neighborhood to tell but after a string of burglaries on new years eve. >>> also bill cosby's come back comedian returns to the stage for the the first time in months. just even as more women step forward with sex abuse allegations. >>> 16 miles of complete and utter helplessness. >> when conditions lead to a frightening ride for one family when their van is drag 16 miles down the road by a semi. be right back. white out conditions are blamed for a pile up. >> this is some of the wrecka

he was seen leaving kildare's public. his body was found about a mile away. >> he was found where it was waist deep. >> an autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death. >> meanwhile, the church where shane montgomery was a member was ground zero for the search effort. >> i thought thank god because i've been praying everyday for him, that they would find him for the parents. >> he is home with god. he is home with his family and with god. >> the green ribbons that were handed out during shane's disappearance sit on a christmas tree outside the churn green lights were added to the tree in support of the family. green was shane's favorite color. the people of manayunk substituted a tree lighting for a damaged light vigil during the west chester student's disappearance. our coverage continues at 6abc.com there you can read about the time line and the community search and the vigil being organized in the days to come. >> a delaware goes to check on a customer and finds a dead body. an employee found the man on churchman

he was last seen living kildares irish pub early that morning. his body was found a half mile from that bar. autopsy results of not been made public just yet by the medical examiner's office but the family tells us that this was a tragic accident. they say that they are thankful to have done what they have set out to do, to bring shane home. his funeral is friday. we spoke with parishioners there yesterday who remembered shane and prayed for his loved ones during mass and here is what they told us. >> prayer absolutely helps, you know, being there with the community, praying together it absolutely helps. >> everybody coming together and you know, praying for him and supporting the the family. it just makes me feel proud to be a part of this community >> reporter: back here live, lots of prayers going out to the montgomery family this morning. the me's office has yet to publishly announce the cause of death but they are expecting to release that sometime today. possibly around noon time. the the toxicology help. >> 7:11. >>> well, get in your car

. >>> shane montgomery was last seen leaving kildare's dare's irish pub in manayunk early thanksgivingorning. the canal was dredged sunday november 30th, the same date fbi joined local officials in the investigation. on december 10th we learned there was surveillance video of montgomery near the river. shane's keys were found by search teams in the water on december 21st. divers continual returned to the area until they found his still submerged body today. now, we have of course been following this story from the very beginning. learn more about the search for shane montgomery on our web site cbsphilly.com. >>> and now we've got our eye on a storm. much of the area getting heavy rain today. the temperatures are actually on the rise. hard to believe though, when you see this. take a look. parts of the region got snow today. al center this picture from bethlehem pa. meteorologist justin drabick has been tracking the storm all day long. he joins us now from the cbs3 weather center with what we can expect for the rest of the weekend. hey, justin. >> that's right, natasha more rain through

. >> reporter: the community sprang into action looking for shane who was last seen leaving kildare'srish pub early thanksgiving morning. volunteers posted fliers hoping someone had seen him. folks like luke pollack watched the news for updates. >> i found out actually threw the breath out of me. >> reporter: surveillance video was released last month showing shane walking across the bridge spanning the manayunk canal towards a parking spot next to the schuylkill river. shane's keys were found that that area short before christmas. whether it was volunteers tying green ribbons or posting prayers on facebook the community came together to help find the missing west chester university student. >> i thought it was neat that like people showed they cared they came to the search, there was over 500 people that came to help. i think it was awesome people showed they cared. >> reporter: the family filled with both sadness and relief will have the closure they need and so will this grieving community. >> everybody was involved. the community really did come together and it's tragic what happe