A search for a missing kayaker off a popular Texas coast destination was suspended during Labor Day weekend after hours of searching.
The U.S. Coast Guard searched for a missing kayaker off South Padre Island on Saturday, September 5, before suspending its six-hour search, Coast Guard Public Affairs Specialist Edward Wargo told ValleyCentral.
Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a report of a missing kayaker around 4:30 p.m. Saturday. KRGV reports beachgoers and lifeguards near Beach Access #6 spotted a man in a kayak about 400 yards offshore before losing sight of him. The empty kayak remained visible, but the paddler could not be found…