After over two hours of searching northeast Bainbridge waters yesterday, April 25, for a canoeist, the United States Coast Guard called off the search.
The Bainbridge Island Fire Department and the Bainbridge Island Police Department had assisted in the search with their marine units after a call came in at 1o:12 a.m. about a swamped canoe with a paddle and life vest floating off the northeast quadrant of Bainbridge Island.
The Coast Guard sent a helicopter and a 45-foot search and rescue vessel to look for a person in distress. No one was spotted and no missing person reports were filed that would have corresponded to the incident. The canoe was turned over to law enforcement and the search called off close to 12:30 p.m.
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Photo courtesy of Luke Carpenter.