The bodies of two men recovered in U.S. waters are in the hands of the coroner service, but officials can91裸聊视频檛 say they91裸聊视频檙e that of two men missing in the waters off the Saanich Peninsula.
91裸聊视频淭he identity of the persons recovered have yet to be determined and out of respect for the family the sheriff91裸聊视频檚 office will not speculate as to whether or not these are the missing Canadian kayakers,91裸聊视频� San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter said.
Daniel MacAlpine, 36, and Nicolas West, 26, were using a two-person kayak to paddle from D91裸聊视频橝rcy Island to Island View Beach in Central Saanich on Saturday (April 20) and did not return, spurring a search by RCMP, Central Saanich police, PEMO Search and Rescue, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre and the Canadian Coast Guard.
San Juan County Sheriff91裸聊视频檚 Office joined the search on the U.S. side Sunday (April 21). An empty kayak was subsequently located on Henry Island.
On Monday (April 22) around 3 p.m., the sheriffs office was called about a body floating against the rocks in Grandma91裸聊视频檚 Cove on the southwest side of San Juan Island. Deputies responded and saw the body then launched the sheriff91裸聊视频檚 boat.
The body of one man was recovered from the water and turned over to the coroner91裸聊视频檚 office.
On Tuesday morning around 6:30 a.m. the office was called regarding a second body floating in the water in Middle Channel, south of Cattle Point at the southernmost point of San Juan Island and west of Iceberg Point 91裸聊视频� west of the southern point of Lopez Island.
The sheriff91裸聊视频檚 office again launched its boat and recovered the body of a man from the water.
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