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Man dies after kayak overturns off Cape Cod
Rescue involved multiple agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard and local police; the kayaker was found two hours after capsizing and later died at Cape Cod Hospital.
- Wellfleet Fire Department reported that a 22-year-old man was recovered after a two-hour search in Wellfleet, off Cape Cod.
- Just after 6 p.m. Saturday, Wellfleet emergency services received a report of a capsized kayaker; the blue kayak overturned and the occupant wore a green life jacket while drifting in the current.
- Responders from multiple towns and the Coast Guard mounted a coordinated search using boats, drones and a helicopter; the Wellfleet Harbormaster located the man just after 8 p.m., performed life-saving measures, and transported him to Cape Cod Hospital.
- Officials are withholding the victim's name pending family notification, the Wellfleet Fire Department thanked assisting agencies and said more information will follow, while NewsCenter 5 plans updates.
- Officials said no further details were immediately available after the loss of the Yankee Rose off the Cape on March 5.
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