Crews searched the waters near Ocean Shores and Westport for nearly a full day looking for a 79-year-old woman who vanished while kayaking.

But just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, after crews searched until midnight Monday and continued their efforts at sunrise Tuesday, the Coast Guard called off the search.

“Suspending a search is never a decision we make lightly,” Lieutenant Commander Jacquilne Hunnicutt, the search-and-rescue mission coordinator, stated. “We work methodically with our partners, using every available resource, until all reasonable chances of rescue have been exhausted. Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones during this difficult time.”

Grays Harbor dispatch first received a report that a kayaker had not been seen by her husband for the past hour after they became sep

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