The search for two missing kayakers off Vancouver Island has expanded to U.S. waters. Daniel MacAlpine, 36, and Nicola West, 26, disappeared Saturday afternoon while traveling between Island View Beach and D’Arcy Island. Multiple search-and-rescue teams searched the area Sunday, but found no trace of the men. Search efforts are now being concentrated along the Haro Strait, towards San Juan and Lopez islands in the U.S., and towards Coal Island in the north.
Authorities from Canada and the U.S. have resumed their search for two missing kayakers off Vancouver Island. The men, identified as Daniel MacAlpine, 36, and Nicholas West, 26, went missing on Saturday while kayaking from D’Arcy Island to Island View Beach Park near Victoria. Their teal-blue, fibreglass tandem vessel has also not been located. The RCMP is now focusing its search on the Haro Strait near San Juan Island and Lopez Island in Washington State, while the West Coast Marine Services unit is searching the area of Coal Island near Sidney, B.C. The Canadian Coast Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard are also assisting in the search.
