Coast Guard Searching For Missing Kayaker Near Nantucket

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Coast Guard crews searched for a missing kayaker near Nantucket Sunday night. The 36-year-old man was last seen off the eastern shore of the island.

A crew from the Brant Point Coast Guard station recovered a kayak with no one on-board. A helicopter. plane, and two motor boats were launched to assist in the search.

The call for the missing man came in around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday the Boston Globe reports. The man is thought to be wearing a personal flotation device.

The search continued at first light off Wauwinet Monday morning.

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