Kayak found near red marker 18; kayaker missing, Nokomis FL


A kayak with a paddle and life jacket was found near red marker 18 close to Whale Key with no person on board. Rescue teams are searching for the missing kayaker and have informed the Coast Guard.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire
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close to whale key I copy I copy red marker 18 this area for a missing kayaker possibly do you have any reports of missing kayakers in this area not that I'm aware of I just have the incident that in Manatee County's working on Beanpoint other information
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We will contact Coast Guard as well via landline, and we're going to look in this area for a view, and we'll advise put us on delay for the Vance County Bean Point. I copy. I'll let them know. You advise it's marker 18, your whale key? Yeah, standby, I'm going to confirm that we're off of whale key on the intercoastal, where the intercultural turns due west. There's a red marker. We found the kayak there with a...
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paddle and a life jacket no person on board it's a green army green lifetime 12 foot copy green 12 foot kayak with a paddle and life jacket no person on board check in the area
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Location mentioned:
Near Bellini Cir, Nokomis, FL 34275
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