Bodies Found by U.S. Authorities Searching For Missing B.C. Kayakers

According to the United States authorities, bodies have been found during the search for the missing B.C kayakers.

United States officials, who have been looking for a pair of missing kayakers from British Columbia since the weekend, have discovered two dead in the adjacent San Juan Islands of Washington.

San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter said his office will not confirm the identities of the two men discovered as missing kayakers “out of respect for the families.”

The first body was discovered around 3 p.m. Monday, floating in the ocean against the rocks in Grandmas Cove, on San Juan Island’s southwest side. Sheriff’s officials discovered the second corpse around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in the waters of Middle Channel, which connects San Juan Island and Lopez Island.

Both bodies have been turned over to the San Juan County Coroner’s Office. The agency was unable to confirm the identity of the deceased to CTV News on Tuesday.

Daniel MacAlpine, 36, and Nicholas West, 26, were paddling a two-person kayak from one of British Columbia’s southern Gulf Islands to a beach north of Victoria at 2:15 p.m. Saturday.

When the guys failed to come, a search was initiated, and their kayak was discovered abandoned on the shores of Washington state’s Henry Island, about six kilometers from their planned departure point on D’Arcy Island.

Since Sunday, searchers on both sides of the Canada-United States border have been combing the seas in boats and helicopters, seeking for the missing men.

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