Posted at: 07/05/2009 4:29 PM | WHEC.com
Updated at: 07/07/2009 1:38 AM
By: Berkeley Brean

S.C. Police say "no new leads" with Brittanee Drexel

Police in Myrtle Beach, S.C. say they have no new leads in the search for missing missing Chili teen Brittanee Drexel.

Responding to Drexel's mother Dawn Drexel, Myrtle Beach Police Chief Warren Gall told News 10NBC, "I'm not sure what Mrs. Drexel is referring to, but while we are actively investigating the missing person status of her daughter, we have no new leads at this time."

Sunday, News 10NBC reported there could be a break in the search for Drexel after Drexel said police in South Carolina, "Do have some leads they're working on right now. But that's all I can disclose."

"I think we're very close," she went on to say.

Dawn Drexel still agonizes over her missing daughter and it gets worse over holidays.

"Yesterday was really hard because Brittanee was usually with us on the 4th of July and the fireworks and all that and she's not here," Drexel said.

Brittanee Drexel disappeared over spring break in Myrtle Beach, S.C. She's been missing for 10 weeks.

On Sunday, her soccer team, the Churchville Razz, held a fundraising soccer game at Marina Auto Stadium. Brittanee's sister wore her number 2 and the players literally had it in their hearts.

"It's just really hard to believe she's gone," said teammate Erin Skelly. "And we think, oh no, she's not gone. She'll be back and then you look down at your shirt where the heart is, and it's like, yeah, she's really gone."

"The girls on our team, it's the same. They think about her everyday and hope that she gets back here," assistant coach Sabrina Veltre said. "We just, we miss her."

Dawn Drexel says she appreciates the support. It helps her fight on to find her daughter.
"I'm not giving up on my daughter. I love her way too much to give up on her," Drexel said.

Dawn says she still has a private investigator working in South Carolina. Drexel has returned home to start working again. She says she has no immediate plans to go back south unless her daughter is found. But again, Drexel says police are working on new leads.

Click here to watch full interview with Dawn Drexel.

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