RedactedNarrative: On 1/5/20 at approximately 1225 hours, Sitka Mountain Rescue contacted Juneau Alaska State Troopers reporting an overdue boater that had taken a kayak from Eliason Harbor at approximately 0500 hours and was paddling towards Birds Nest Bay. 
  
  United States Coast Guard had deployed a helicopter equipped with a FLIR device and SMR deployed three boats to assist in the search. AST later received report that a kayak similar to the one the missing person was reported to have was found capsized in the Eastern Channel. 
  
  The kayak was towed to shore. USCG and SMR continued their search of the area till 1/6/20 at approximately 1525 hours, when all search efforts were suspended.