Overturned kayak found, Coast Guard, local agencies search for owner near Cambria

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/23/2019 10:57 PM EDT

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Overturned kayak found, Coast Guard, local agencies search for owner near Cambria

An unidentified kayak sits on the sand in Cambria, California, July 23, 2019. The Coast Guard and the California Highway Patrol searched for a possible person in the water after the 12-foot kayak was found floating overturned in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing person in the water near Cambria, Tuesday evening.

Good Samaritans reported an overturned 12-foot kayak approximately 100 yards offshore near Leffingwell Landing to Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach watchstanders at approximately 4 p.m.

Watchstanders dispatched a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco Forward Operating Base Mugu MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a Coast Guard Station Morro Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew to begin searching for the possible person in the water.

Crews from the California Highway Patrol, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Cambria Fire Department and California State Parks are assisting with the search.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach command center personnel at (310) 521-3801.

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