Kayaker Missing - 20 Nov 2020

John McKroid

https://wsvn.com/news/local/crews-searching-for-kayaker-reportedly-in-distress-in-north-miami-beach/

With all the wind, I wonder if the kayak and paddle were blown off somebody's dock?   Always a good idea to have your name and contact information securely posted in a weather protected area of the kayak.   That way the news doe not report as a "man" is missing?  Maybe they know who it is and are just withholding that information?

Kayak_Pete

I fill out a Float Plan, take a picture of it to text to someone, and leave the FP on the dashboard of my truck.  Someone then would know what the heck is going on.

I've also got a Coast Guard ID sticker under the front hatch.

krash

I think LEO knows who it is and has changed the search to recovery...  rather than search and rescue.

But JM you could be right for sure.

John McKroid

Kayak_Pete said:

I fill out a Float Plan, take a picture of it to text to someone, and leave the FP on the dashboard of my truck.  Someone then would know what the heck is going on.

I've also got a Coast Guard ID sticker under the front hatch.

I also have the ID sticker that was handed out by a USCG inspector during an Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament.  That sticker is hard to write on, so I also have P-Touch labels(less likely to fade with time).  Leaving a float plan behind is an excellent safety practice.  I always take three means of contacting outside help: A waterproof Cell phone, VHF radio, and a Personal Locating Beacon on my Life Jacket.  Even though most of my fishing is during daylight hours, I keep an LED flare in the kayak.

John McKroid

krash said:

I think LEO knows who it is and has changed the search to recovery...  rather than search and rescue.

But JM you could be right for sure.

All that looking for somebody that was not really missing!  

"According to authorities, the kayaker was seen on video coming out of the water."

Glad this had a happing ending, but wow! -- all those re$ources looking on a false alarm!

Missing kayaker who vanished off North Miami Beach located

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/11/21/search-for-kayaker-who-vanished-off-north-miami-beach-continues/