Maine Marine Patrol searches Piscataqua River area for missing kayaker

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 31, 2020

A search was underway Monday for a missing kayaker whose overturned boat was found Sunday afternoon between Kittery and Portsmouth. The Maine Marine Patrol searched for 53-year-old Dan Vardell Jr. of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His capsized kayak was discovered at 2:40 p.m. near Wood Island at the mouth of the Piscataqua River by a recreational boater.