The victim and passenger had been at a party on the beach. Both began drinking alcoholic drinks. At around 0030, they decided to take a kayak from the house and paddle to Charles Island. The injured victim stated that they made it to the island but on their way back, the waves were larger and their kayak took on water. After taking on water, their vessel capsized. They did not have lifejackets on board so they held onto the boat and tried to swim for the island. After approximately 45 minutes they had been swept out south of the island and decided to abandon the boat and try to swim back, the two checked on each other by yelling back and forth during the swim. After approximately 35 minutes of swimming the injured victim called back to the deceased and did not get an answer. The injured victim reached the island 10 minutes later. Once on the island, the injured victim caught his breath and decided to swim to a nearby boat for help. The people on the nearby anchored boat called 911. The missing victim has not been located to date.
Milford                       