| Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard First District |
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| Press Release |
Date: June 21, 2009 |
| Coast Guard searches for missing kayak owner |
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BOSTON - The Coast Guard is searching for the owner of a kayak that was found washed up on the beach near the mouth of the Narrow's River and behind the Dune's Club in Narragansett, R.I. this morning. Fishermen discovered the kayak, and also located nearby was a shoe, sweat pants, a cooler with live eel, and a kayak back rest. The kayak is described as a 16-foot orange Wilderness Tarpon 160I. The Coast Guard is asking that anyone who may have information about this kayak or its owner to call Sector Southeastern New England at 1-508-457-3211. A Station Castle Hill, R.I. 41-foot utility boat and an Air Station Cape Cod Jayhawk rescue helicopter are actively searching the area. "We still don't know if someone fell out of this kayak and is in trouble," said Chief Gerald Welpon of the First District Command Center in Boston. "However there is enough evidence in this case that makes us think there could be a problem, which is why we want to locate the owner of the kayak and get this resolved as quickly as possible." |
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