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22-Year-Old Dies After Kayak Overturns Off Cape Cod

Search crews located him about two hours after a 6 p.m. distress call reporting an overturned blue kayak.

Overview

  • Wellfleet Fire Department confirmed the fatality following Saturday evening rescue efforts.
  • Deputy Fire Chief Shawn Clark said the kayaker was drifting in the current while wearing a green life jacket.
  • Multiple agencies conducted the search and found the man just after 8 p.m.
  • He was taken to Cape Cod Hospital in critical condition and later died.
  • Authorities are withholding his identity pending notification of family members.