A team of experts in missing persons cases is in Myrtle Beach this week, to review information in the Brittanee Drexel investigation.
Drexel was 17-years-old and on spring break in Myrtle Beach when she vanished in April, 2009.
Two members of the Project ALERT team from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children arrived in Myrtle Beach Monday, to provide fresh insight into the Drexel case.
"It's always good to have somebody else look at it, give a second opinion, see if there's something that might have been missed, somebody else you might want to interview," said Capt. David Knipes of the Myrtle Beach Police Department.
Knipes said how long the team would remain in Myrtle Beach depends on the amount of time it takes them to get through all the information. He said the team members are retired law enforcement investigators who have been involved in high profile cases and have received additional training from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
According to the center's web site, Project ALERT consultants "perform a wide range of functions including case review, organization and analysis, recommending investigative strategies."
Knipes said the wintry weather may have been a factor in preventing more investigators from coming to Myrtle Beach.
Knipes said the team members won't be gathering new information about Drexel's disappearance, but will take a good look at the investigation to date.
"How long it's going to take, we're not 100 percent sure. It just depends on how long it takes them to go through everything."
Drexel was last seen leaving a friend's hotel the night before she was supposed to return to her home in upstate New York.
