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SHEFFIELD LAKE, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) – The physique of a kayaker who went missing on Lake Erie late final yr was found in New York State, in keeping with officers.
The Ohio Attorney General recognized the Lake Erie kayaker missing since Nov. 5 as 30-year-old Evan Zeller of Sheffield Lake.
On Friday, New York officers confirmed that Zeller’s physique was found close to the shore in the city of Dunkirk in Chautauqua County, New York on Jan. 19. Zeller was formally recognized on Jan. 20, in keeping with WOIO.
The discovery of Zeller’s physique comes after his kayak was found in Canada in December.
Authorities mentioned Zeller’s kayak capsized on Lake Erie close to Sheffield Lake. Two different kayakers with him have been capable of make it again to shore by means of the treacherous water, however Zeller was pushed out by the present.
Zeller’s physique was found roughly 170 miles from Sheffield Lake in a city about an hour away from Buffalo.
Rescuers searched the water by air for a number of days looking for Zeller again in November. They even used know-how to attempt to find his cellular phone, the identical cellphone he used to name for assist when he fell in the water.
Zellar is survived by his spouse and 5-year-old daughter, in addition to different family members.
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