Paddle recovered in search for missing P.E.I. kayaker
CBC
Rescue crews are continuing to search for 23-year-old Kieran Stewart, who went missing on the weekend after embarking on a solo kayak excursion to St. Peters Island in southern P.E.I.
Stewart was last seen Saturday.
Early Tuesday morning, searchers located a paddle about 1.6 kilometres west of Point Prim, according to an RCMP news release.
The kayak itself had already been recovered about 5.5 kilometres off Point Prim, and Stewart's car was parked at Rice Point, the nearest embarcation point to St. Peters Island.
RCMP Const. Gavin Moore said searchers have covered a lot of area in the past two days.
"Anytime a search goes on in open water is a big challenge. It is a big area that it needs to be searched. We are quite fortunate that here in P.E.I. we have this number of resources that can be devoted to a search."
Covering the search area are:
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Stewart is asked to contact Queens District RCMP at 902-368-9300.
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