Missing kayaker body found

  • The U.S. Coast Guard and Park Service staff have been busy with two boat mishaps on Lake Michigan Friday and Saturday. Two fishermen were rescued Friday after their boat went down off Frankfort. This boat washed up on Sleeping Bear Point. The body of a downstate man whose kayak turned over on Lake Michigan was located Tuesday morning. Photo by Cindy Waldeck

    The U.S. Coast Guard and Park Service staff have been busy with two boat mishaps on Lake Michigan Friday and Saturday. Two fishermen were rescued Friday after their boat went down off Frankfort. This boat washed up on Sleeping Bear Point. The body of a downstate man whose kayak turned over on Lake Michigan was located Tuesday morning. Photo by Cindy Waldeck

    The U.S. Coast Guard and Park Service staff have been busy with two boat mishaps on Lake Michigan Friday and Saturday. Two fishermen were rescued Friday after their boat went down off Frankfort. This boat washed up on Sleeping Bear Point. The body of a downstate man whose kayak turned over on Lake Michigan was located Tuesday morning. Photo by Cindy Waldeck
A fun visit up north ended tragically Saturday for a downstate couple. The National Park Service, U.S. Coast Guard, Michigan State Police, Leelanau Sheriff’s Department and Glen Lake Fire Department continued their search Tuesday morning for a downstate man missing since Saturday when his kayak went down off Sleeping Bear Point. He was found shortly before noon Tuesday Merrith Baughman,…

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