Coast Guard, ALEA searching for kayaker struck by barge near Guntersville Dam

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DEVELOPING: The U.S. Coast Guard and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency are leading the search for a kayaker struck by a barge near the Guntersville Dam on Monday.

) - The U.S. Coast Guard and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency are leading the search for a kayaker struck by a barge near the Guntersville Dam on Monday.

Guntersville Fire and Rescue received the report just after 9:30 p.m. on July 31. First responders were unable to locate the kayaker. The search continues on Tuesday with ALEA and the U.S Coast Guard taking charge. Dive teams have recovered a kayak, a life jacket and a paddle from the area near the Guntersville Dam.

Marshall County EMA director Blake Farmer says all further information on the investigation will come from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. According to our news partners at the Advertiser Gleam, another kayaker involved in the incident made it out of the water after being struck.

 

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