Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker near Honeymoon Island

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01/19/2026 08:30 PM EST

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Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker near Honeymoon Island
01/19/2026 08:05 PM EST

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing kayaker at 6:45 p.m., Monday, near Honeymoon Island State Park, pending the development of new information.
The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing kayaker at 6:45 p.m., Monday, near Honeymoon Island State Park, pending the development of new information. Missing is 18-year-old Elías Guillermo Lara Vargas.