12-04-2016 01:52 via alaskapublic.org

Missing kayaker presumed dead

Jesse Mills UPDATE – 5:00 PM 04-08-16
A 41-year old Sitka man missing in a kayak since Thursday morning is presumed dead.
The Coast Guard suspended the search for 41-year-old Jesse Mills of Sitka this afternoon (Friday 4-8-16). Mills was reported missing by his wife after he did not return from a solo kayaking trip on Wednesday night.
During a first-light search Friday, a Coast Guard helicopter discovered an overturned kayak on Kasiana Island. A diver recovered the kayak, wedged
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