Coast Guard suspends search for missing Big Island kayaker
Advertiser Staff
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search that began Sunday of the missing kayaker last seen near Kapa'a Beach Park on the Big Island.
Crews using air and surface ships have searched more than 22,000 square miles, an area five times larger than the Big Island. Mainly, the search has focused on the shoreline of the North Kohala District, between the Big Island and Maui and the waters southwest of the Big Island.
Miguel Ferrufino, 26, was last seen on Saturday when he went on a paddling excursion in his yellow boat wearing multicolored shorts and a dark-blue T-shirt, authorities said.
Anyone with information on the missing kayaker should call the Coast Guard at 808-842-2600.
