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Dive Operation Underway for Missing Kayaker on Fox River

Search efforts have shifted into an active dive incident at Ferson Creek Park following the kayak capsize

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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