After a long night of looking and scores of nautical miles scoured, the U.S. Coast Guard called off its search Wednesday afternoon for the missing 32-year-old man whose kayak capsized in the San Francisco Bay near the Dunbarton Bridge. The Coast Guard launched an 87-foot patrol boat and other vessels that searched through the night, joining other agencies that deployed their own search boats and helicopters, with additional resources deployed as the sun rose Wednesday, said Coast Guard Ensign Courtney Hanson. The Coast Guard suspended its search at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, said Aaron Coffin, a search-and-rescue coordinator with the agency. A man in a raft, who was boating with Maldonado, called 911 about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday from the water after noticing his friend’s kayak had turned upside down and the flotation vest was stuck inside, Hanson said.
Source: Coast Guard calls off search for kayaker missing in SF Bay – SFGate
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