FLW Cancelled Rest of Okeechobee | Coast Guard Calls Off Search for One | 2nd Angler in Hospital Serious Condition

[WB Staff]

*UPDATE 11:45 a.m. Friday*

In order to concentrate all efforts on the ongoing search for co-angler Nik Kayler, FLW officials have decided to cancel the remaining competition day at the Costa FLW Series tournament on Lake Okeechobee.

At this time, air search and recovery operations are still being conducted under the guidance of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and local authorities. FLW is assisting the search operations.

Final tournament standings will be determined by day one of competition.

[WB Staff]

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Right now several agencies including Fish and wildlife, and the Coast Guard are searching for Nik Kayler.
He has been missing for possibly more than 24 hours on Lake Okeechobee.
Kayler, who is a 9 year veteran and his co-angler Bill Kisiah were competing in a fishing tournament on lake Okeechobee.
The pair were headed to a southeast part of the lake, but never returned Thursday afternoon.
Search crews found the the boat nearly 50 miles away, near Pahokee.
According to a fisherman Kayler's co-angler Kisiah, was found alive clinging to the boat around 11 p.m. Thursday night.
"He had hypothermia real bad" says fisherman Mike Jones, another fisherman. "He was really really out of it, I don't know if he even knew where he was at, when he washed up on the bank"
According to Jones, Bill Kisiah remains in the hospital in Belle Glade in serious condition.

More info and VIdeo Update from CBS

http://cbs12.com/news/local/multiple-ag ... okeechobee

[WB Staff]

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