FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. The U.S. Coast Guard is searching San Carlos Bay for a missing 29-year-old kayaker, according to a press release.
Watch standers from Station Fort Myers Beach received a report from Lee County Sheriff’s Office Saturday morning stating a man had gone missing after camping at Punta Rassa with a group of friends.
The man left the group in a 7-foot green kayak Friday night around 9 p.m. to fish along the beach. The man’s friends told authorities they kept in contact with him until approximately 10:15 p.m.
When the group awoke Saturday morning, he still hadn’t returned. He did not have a life jacket, cell phone or emergency equipment in the kayak.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg at (727)-824-7506.