Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker near Allyn

ALLYN, Wash. (AP) - The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing kayaker in North Bay, near the Mason County town of Allyn.

The agency says 31-year-old Andrew Aldrich was last seen in his kayak - without a life vest - just before midnight Tuesday, when he reportedly planned to paddle 300 yards to his car from a vessel anchored near Case Inlet.

The Mason County Sheriff’s Office reported him missing at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. Coast Guard crews found an empty kayak in North Bay around 9 a.m., but there was no sign of Aldrich.

The Coast Guard said it searched 16 square miles before suspending the search Wednesday afternoon.

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A previous version of this story misspelled the kayaker’s last name, based on information from the Coast Guard. The agency now says the name is Aldrich, not Aldredge.