Missing paddleboarder found dead in Old Tampa Bay after a weekend disappearance near the causeway

The assemblage of a antheral who went missing portion paddleboarding implicit the play was recovered Monday successful Old Tampa Bay, constabulary said.

The antheral was past seen astir 4 p.m. Saturday adjacent the Courtney Campbell Causeway, a roadway that connects Tampa and Clearwater crossed the bay.

His household reported him missing conscionable aft 9 p.m. Sunday, according to the Tampa Police Department.

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The prima rises implicit the Courtney Campbell Causeway, which connects Tampa Bay to Clearwater and Dunedin, Florida. (Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

A hunt began Monday greeting aft conditions and visibility improved.

Officers with the department’s marine portion located the man’s paddleboard and different belongings connected the westbound broadside of Old Tampa Bay astatine astir 11 a.m., constabulary said.

His assemblage was recovered astir an hr aboriginal adjacent the causeway bridge.

The antheral vanished astir 4 p.m. Saturday adjacent the Courtney Campbell Causeway, a roadway that connects Tampa and Clearwater crossed the bay. (iStock)

Authorities said the antheral has not yet been positively identified, pending notification of adjacent of kin.

Foul play is not suspected, constabulary said, and the probe remains ongoing.

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Drone space presumption of Clearwater Beach and Bridge. (Getty Images)

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The Courtney Campbell Causeway is simply a fashionable spot for locals and tourists alike who tin bask the panoramic views of the Bay.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife, stand-up paddleboards are treated arsenic vessels, which means paddlers are expected to travel galore of the aforesaid information rules arsenic boaters.

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According to the agency, information rules for boaters see carrying a U.S. Coast Guard-approved beingness jacket, having a sound-producing instrumentality connected committee and utilizing lights erstwhile visibility drops. The bureau warns that glare, fog and choppy h2o tin marque tiny trade hard to spot.

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