Body of kayaker from Quebec found
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Crews have found the body of a kayaker in Lake Champlain in Quebec, who was reported missing for several days, Vermont State Police said.
The body of Laurent Messier, of St-Armand, of Quebec, was found about noon Thursday. State police said they were notified by the Quebec Provincial Police.
Messier, 79, had left from his lakefront home in St-Armand, Quebec, via kayak on Monday. He was reported missing that evening, and his empty kayak was seen early Tuesday in Gander Bay in Vermont near the mouth of the Missisquoi River, police said.
The Vermont State Police Scuba Team was deployed on Missisquoi Bay. The Quebec Provincial Police, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Highgate and Swanton fire departments were also helping in the search.