Coast Guard crews are searching for a missing kayaker whose empty craft was last seen Saturday morning off southwest Florida. Coast Guard officials were alerted by local deputies Saturday morning that 29-year-old Justin Furman had gone missing after camping at Punta Rassa with a group of friends. He left the group Friday night to kayak and fish along the beach. Friends said he didn’t have a life jacket, cell phone or emergency equipment in the kayak. The News-Press reports his kayak was found empty Saturday morning.
