RedactedNarrative: Alaska State Troopers and the U.S. Coast Guard suspended searches for a missing kayaker near Sitka Friday night after an extensive search turned up no significant leads. The man was reported missing Thursday morning after not returning from a late-night kayaking trip Wednesday, according to a troopers dispatch. Sitka Search and Rescue, the Coast Guard and volunteers conducted a search of Sitka Sound and the shoreline throughout the day and night, according to troopers. Sitka Search and Rescue Captain said a green kayak was found on Kasiana Island Friday. A press release from the Coast Guard said search dogs and crews on the island turned up no other sign of the man. Subject said the group and volunteers were still looking for the kayaker Saturday morning but the search had shifted toward body recovery. "I don't think we're looking for a live person anymore," he said.
   