Today was the largest water search performed to date. Participants included BPD, BFD, Coast Guard, State Police, Everett PD, Quincy PD, and civilians leading a search effort that included over 50 divers, search boats, sonar equipment, underwater cameras, and helicopters. The search turned up no trace of Gene or any evidence that he was ever in the water.

This was the last day of such an extensive search, divers will no longer be in the water, and only boats and helicopters will be scanning the harbor for the next few days to see if anything turns up.

This was great news to hear, as it continues to point to Gene not ending up in the water, and leads us to believe that he is on land somewhere. WBZ-TV ran another newscast today with extensive search coverage, keeping his face in the media. We are going to continue to canvas and call area hospitals, and to distribute missing persons flyers.

The search dogs will be continuing their work today with the trainer and BPD to try and track down areas Gene may have walked to.

Thank you to WBZ-TV for continuing to keep Gene in the news. They ran a story on him during their newscast last night. It is so important that we continue to keep his face in the media in the hope that someone will recognize him.

The lady with the dogs will begin working soon, and as soon as we get updates on leads we'll be letting everyone know.

We have been trying hard to keep Gene's face in the media, and the Eagle Tribune just ran another story on his disappearance. Thank you to everyone who has been putting up flyers all around Boston, if anyone else has time please keep postering and getting the word out about Gene!
The Marriott has also been nice enough to leave the remnants of the Vigil resting outside where we left them, so that also continues to garner attention to the missing persons posters left around the area.

A quick update regarding the continued search for Gene. Tomorrow we have a woman coming who trains dogs that specialize in tracking "aged" scents, especially in high traffic areas like cities. The dogs have been used in prior cases, sometimes even months after a person has gone missing, to provide the police with new leads and show them the direction the person went after they were last seen.

We'll continue to provide updates about this aspect of the search tomorrow, keep praying that we hear good news!

Thank you to everyone who came out today to help search and give flyers to area hospitals. We had about 30 people go to 45 hospitals to give notice about Gene's disappearance, which was just fantastic. They will be distributing the flyers to their staff and should be cross-checking the name with their patients.

Also, the Boston Police Dept., Fire Dept, Coast Guard, and State Police hit the water today with dive teams and boats. They searched all around Long Wharf and the surrounding area with special sonar equipment. Nothing was found which gives us even more hope that he is on land somewhere. Dive crews might hit the waters one more time next week.

Everything possible is being done to continue the search. THANK YOU to the people who have emailed us with tips and suggestions, especially the non-profits who want to assist. All the kind words and compassion we are getting is great. We are following up with some other search options and leads which we will update on as soon as possible. In the meantime, keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Thanks again everyone!

There is going to be a search for Gene this Saturday, February 27. Details below: We will be meeting at 10:00am at Sullivan Station, you can click here to get directions to the station, or view the map below.

Where: Sullivan Station
When: 10:00am, Saturday February 27, 2010
Searching: Area hospitals, shelters, etc

Please try to bring flyers, caffine, umbrellas, and a positive attitude as we fan out to search hospitals around the Cambridge/Brighton/Allston area in case Gene may have ended up there.

We have added a page with a map of Gene's last location, and some up-to-date facts regarding the search. See the maps / facts page for details.

Hello everyone, we are still trying to get any resource we possibly can to help locate Gene. We are working on putting together a forum so that we can get ideas about what else to do in this case. If you have ANY experience or suggestion as to what more we can do with a missing persons case, please let us know! For now you can catch us on Twitter or you can email tips@findgenelosik.com.

Please remember that ANY official leads or tips need to be reported directly to the police, (617) 343-4248, in order for the reward money to be claimed and to ensure they follow the lead promptly! Please don't hesitate to call with any news or information. And again, if you have any suggestions as to how we can further the search, let us know on Twitter, email, or any of the Facebook groups and events that have been setup.

This weekend we will also be organizing another search to happen around the area. We will be following up with more information tomorrow regarding time and place of the search.

The missing persons flyer has been updated with the reward information and other special characteristics Gene has (scars, etc).

The divers aren't going out today, but they have been in the water for 3 days in a row, 5 hours per day, on top of the extra Coast Guard boats and divers in the area due to the Yemen LNG tanker coming into town. The fact that none of these groups has spotted a body is great news, and continues to point to Gene being on land somewhere. The divers will hopefully be hitting the water again this weekend, weather dependent.

A $10,000 is being offered for information leading to the safe return of Gene. If you have any information regarding his whereabouts please contact BPD Detectives at (617) 343-4248. You can also leave an anonymous tip with the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at (800) 494-TIPS.

WHDH-TV - Reward offered for safe return of Lawrence man
Boston Herald - Family of engineer offers up reward
Boston Globe - Family offers $10K reward for information on missing man
Eagle Tribune - Missing Lawrence man's family offers reward for safe return

This page will be updated over the coming days with information regarding the search for Gene Losik - a Boston man, and close personal friend - who went missing early on February 20, 2010. For the time being please see the missing persons flyer that has been distributed around the Boston area he went missing.

Still no sign of Gene, there were divers in the water again yesterday and didn't turn anything up. Later this week we hope to have boats and divers in the water at least one more time to continue searching for him (although I firmly believe he's on land somewhere at this point).

Yesterday time was spent searching the hotel area again, as well as going to some more local hospitals and emergency rooms. We were able to distribute missing persons flyers to emergency homeless shelters around the area in the hope that a resident or staff member will recognize him.

There are still some more possibilities for the search that Caitlin and his family are following up on. I ask that you continue to keep her and his family in your prayers, and continue to hope for his safe return.

I want to thank everyone who came to the vigil last night, it was incredibly inspiring to see that so many people made it there to support Gene on such short notice. We were able to get some more media coverage out of this so that Gene's face will stay in the news longer.

For those who didn't attend last night, there aren't very many new updates. The dive teams didn't find anything in the waters yesterday which gives us great hope that he didn't stumble in. Weather permitting today, they are going to do another dive with some extra equipment just to ensure they didn't miss anything, but the fact that he hasn't been found gives me great hope that he is on land somewhere. Caitlin and his family are still working with BPD on other options for the search.

I know he's out there somewhere, and I just want to continue to ask everyone to pray for Caitlin and his family, but most importantly for his safe return. Thanks everyone, we'll continue to update you all as we get more information.

Thank you all so much for your support and help in spreading the word about Gene's disappearance. The more we keep this in the news the more the authorities will continue to help us find him, and the more chances we have of someone recognizing him.

Tonight at 8:00pm there will be a candlelight vigil for Gene in Christopher Columbus Park next to the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston so we can all hope for his safe return together. This was the last place Gene was seen the night he went missing.

It would be great to see as many faces as possible this evening to show our love and support for our dear friend, so please bundle up and we hope to see you there at 8:00.