RedactedNarrative: On 01-12-2018 at 5:43 pm our office copied an emergency broadcast from USCG Station Castle Hill for a possible missing kayaker in the area of Conimicut Point, Narragansett Bay. Multiple assets were responding to the scene to begin a search. The on-scene weather was heavy rain, winds of 40-50 knots and thick fog. Water temperatures were in the low 30’s. 
  
  The missing kayaker was a 46-year-old male. Information was given to first responders by the wife of Victim. The wife, stated that Victim decided to go kayaking in the area of Conimicut Lighthouse for approximately one hour. The last contact with Victim was at 11:50 am via text. Wife called 911 after Victim did not return which initiated the search.
  Victim was operating a used 9-10’ kayak that was given to him by his brother. It was reported that he was a novice kayaker and that this was his second or third excursion. The waters at Conimicut Point are hazardous due to strong currents/tides and a sand bar. The extreme weather on 01-12-2018 did not turn to storm conditions until approximately 3:00 pm. It is unknown if he was wearing or had a PFD with him.
  Victim’s vehicle was parked at the location. There were drag marks in the sand similar to those made by someone dragging a kayak in the sand in the area of vehicle towards the water.
  Search and rescue operations continued all night and into the next day with negative results. On 01-14-2018 at 9:46 am the kayak was recovered capsized in a marsh along the Providence River in East Providence several miles away.
  As of 01-18-2018 at 9:00 pm Victim is still unaccounted for.