16-05-2025
Search for missing kayaker continued on second day
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and Ceoli Jacoby
First responders on Thursday continued looking for a missing kayaker who entered the Monocacy River between Devilbiss Bridge Road and Woodsboro Creagerstown Road, in Frederick County on Wednesday.
It was still considered an active search and rescue effort, according to Hunter Dortenzo, a spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
A 34-year-old man, wearing a green long-sleeved shirt, gray shorts, and a black hat with a white brim, entered the water at Links Bridge between 11 a.m. and noon, according to Sarah Campbell, a spokesperson for the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services.
A search for the man started shortly after 12 noon on Wednesday when he did not show up to a point that people on land expected to find him, Campbell said. The people connected to the kayaker then reported him missing.
That triggered a search effort conducted by several agencies, including the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services and Maryland Natural Resources Police, according to Dortenzo.
He said the search resumed Thursday at 7 a.m. with two boats, three drones and several officers searching on foot.
On Wednesday, the kayak was spotted near Devilbiss Bridge, with no one inside, at around 1 p.m, and was pulled from the water between Biggs Ford Road and Md. 26.
Dortenzo said the search 'significantly' expanded downriver on Thursday, but did not know by exactly how much.
Dortenzo could not be reached for an update on Thursday evening.
— Cameron Adams and Ceoli Jacoby
