Overview
- On Tuesday around 10 p.m. a kayak capsized near Boy Scout Island Park, prompting a special alarm river rescue response by the St. Charles Fire Department
- One paddler made it safely to shore while the other failed to resurface and remains unaccounted for
- Dive teams, sonar units and drones resumed search operations Wednesday morning under an active dive incident designation
- Some rescue boats have been pulled from the water as St. Charles Police maintain a taped-off perimeter around the launch area
- Authorities have not released the missing person’s identity or details on what caused the kayak to capsize