KANDIYOHI COUNTY, Minnesota —An open water and land search continues for missing kayaker 39-year-old Shane White of Overland Park Kansas on Nest Lake in northern Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, according to the Kandiyohi County Sheriff.
At 11:30p.m. Saturday, deputies learned that White had left alone in a kayak from his vacation rental on the south side of Nest Lake and failed to return. An open water and shoreline search began shortly after deputies arrived and White's kayak was located by deputies at 1:15 p.m. Sunday.
The Sheriff's Office requested that property owners in the vicinity check shorelines and outbuildings for White who is described as 6-foot-2, 230 pounds and is wearing black shorts and a black t-shirt.
The Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the MN DNR, the Kandiyohi County Rescue Squad, New London Fire Department, New London Ambulance, Spicer Fire Department, Spicer First Responders, Sunburg Fire Department, the MN State Patrol and the Kandiyohi County Water Rescue and Recovery Team.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office at 320-235-1260.