Search for Missing Kayaker in Bahamas Suspended

By Joseph R. Fonseca
Thursday, April 21, 2016

The search for a missing 64-year-old kayaker in the vicinity of Eleuthera, Bahamas, was suspended Wednesday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard 7th District command center received a report from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force of a male kayaker who was reported missing by his son-in-law after not returning from a kayaking trip Tuesday evening.

During the search, the kayak and personal flotation device belonging to the kayaker were located with no sign of the missing male.

Assisting with the search:
Coast Guard Air Station miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew
Royal Bahamas Defence Force patrol boat
 

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