RedactedNarrative: Conservation Warden received a call at approximately 4:37pm from Rangers at Peninsula State Park of a found kayak that was on Horseshoe Island. Warden was advised that the kayak was on shore on the southeast side of the island and it was presumed to have blown off of shore from Nicolet Bay. Upon arriving at approximately 6:00pm Subject located the kayak up on shore and found nobody in the area. After some time of checking around the island the Warden seized the kayak as lost property and transported it back to Peninsula State Park.
  
  At approximately 8:47 pm the Conservation Warden overheard radio traffic from the Door County Sheriff's Dept. of an overdue kayaker that had left from Peninsula State Park. After speaking with a Sheriff's Deputy it was determined that the kayak the Warden had retrieved was likely that of the missing kayaker. A search of Peninsula State Park located a vehicle matching a description for the missing individual. The vehicle had a backpack, life preserver and a cell phone inside the vehicle. A shoreline search of Horseshoe Island and search of the island itself revealed no indications of the now missing individual.
  
  As the Conservation Warden continued to investigate the incident it was determined that another kayaker had located the kayak in question at approximately 1:00pm. The kayak was found capsized approximately 100 yards off shore of the island and the paddle was another 25 yards from the capsized kayak. A search of the area with assistance of the US Coast Guard air station Traverse City and members from the US Coast Guard Station Washington Island did not reveal any additional clues for the missing individual. Plans were made with members of the WI DNR, Door County Sheriff's Dept, Door County Dive Team & Gibraltar Fire Dept. to resume the search in the morning hours with the aid of sonar equipment to attempt to locate the missing individual.  On August 23, 2017 the body was recovered off of Horseshoe Island at Peninsula State Park.
  