PALATKA, Fla. — UPDATE: The father of a missing kayaker on the St. Johns River identified the man as 43-year-old Jeremiah Beck.
Drones were flying in the air early Thursday morning over the St. Johns River near the location where Beck went missing Wednesday.
Authorities began searching for him at about 5:30 p.m. near the Memorial Bridge in Palatka. Search efforts were paused around 11 p.m. and are expected to resume Thursday morning.
Authorities have found the kayak and were expected to continue searching for the man when there’s daylight.
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The search is being conducted by Florida Fish and Wildlife and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office who are using dive teams, sonar, drones and helicopter.
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office posted on social media Wednesday that they began receiving calls at about 5:30 p.m. from people saying that a man may have fallen out of his kayak.
“Crews were able to locate the kayak but are still searching for the man,” the post states.
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