Kayaker who died on Carter Lake identified

The kayaker who died on Carter Lake after going missing Sept. 11 has been identified by the Larimer County Coroner's Office.

Paul Steven Austin, 66, of Longmont, was found Sept. 12. He was seen in the reservoir near his kayak but in distress and without a floatation device, according to reports from the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.

The cause and manner of death was determined by the coronor's office to be accidental drowning.

Austin was a machinist, husband and father of three who had retired this year, according to an obituary. Originally from Michigan, he had lived in Colorado since 2010.

A private memorial service is planned, along with a larger memorial gathering in Michigan next year.

The search for Austin at Carter Lake was the second recovery effort on a Larimer County