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BEMIDJI -- Nearly a year after he was last seen, about 20 friends, family, and other community members gathered again Saturday to look for missing Cass Lake teen Jeremy Jourdain.

鈥淲e鈥檙e looking for any sign of Jeremy,鈥� said Anita Cloud, a longtime family friend. Jourdain was last seen Halloween night in Bemidji鈥檚 Nymore neighborhood. Volunteers on Saturday trudged up and down nearby Roosevelt Road and through some nearby trailheads and a cemetery.

Alex Tanner, Jourdain鈥檚 aunt who鈥檚 been a catalyst for past searches and a vigil, said she hoped to get some fresh eyes in the area and keep up her nephew鈥檚 profile in the community, which could lead to a new tip.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been 11 months now,鈥� Tanner said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 bound to be something that shows up.鈥�

Cloud and five other searchers combed the thick grass on either side of a two-mile stretch of Roosevelt, knocked on at least one door and talked to some neighbors in their long dirt driveway.

They were looking for a piece of clothing, a cell phone, or any other sign of the missing teen. Cloud said she was also looking for darkly colored vegetation, which could indicate a body.

鈥淚'm sure the chances aren't the greatest, but we have optimism,鈥� said John Charwood, another searcher and Jourdain family friend. 鈥淚 just pray for the family and I hope they have closure soon for this. I'm sure it's a lot to go through. I would hate to have to go through this myself. That's why I'm here today: to help my friends.鈥�

Local law enforcement didn鈥檛 conduct any searches of their own on Saturday, Bemidji Police Department staff said. But they searched several areas in Bemidji by land and by air shortly after the teen was reported missing, including the Nymore areas searched on Saturday, and were in contact with Tanner in case the amateur search produced a possible clue about the Jourdain鈥檚 whereabouts.

Large-scale community searches grew further and further apart as winter set in last year. Staff at the Shakopee Police Department said they received a tip in late August that put Jourdain in the south metro suburb.

Jourdain is not considered a runaway. He is described as a 6-foot-4-inch, 175-pound Native American male with short, dark brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue and gray hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants.

If you have information about Jourdain鈥檚 whereabouts, call Bemidji Police at (218) 333-9111.

1/2: Alex Tanner, right, the aunt of Jeremy Jourdain, uses a map to explain the search routes to a group of volunteers on Saturday morning as the search began to get underway. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)

2/2: Family, friends and community members who continued the search for Jeremy Jourdain on Saturday carried handfuls of reward posters to spread word about the missing teenager. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)