Highland Park Man Missing After Canoe Capsizes

Update 1:20 p.m.: The Highland Park man yet to be found after his canoe capsized in Lake Michigan on Sunday has been identified as 45-year-old Mayur A. Patel, according to The Door County Advocate.

Though a search continues for both Patel and his canoe, the Advocate is now reporting that Patel is dead, most likely as a result of hypothermia.

Earlier: The search continues in Wisconsin for a 45-year-old Highland Park man last seen Sunday afternoon in Lake Michigan after his canoe capsized in Door County, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The man had gone canoeing with a 49-year-old Lisle resident, according to the Tribune. When the canoe tipped over, the Lisle man swam to shore and knocked on cottages until he reached the one where they had launched the canoe from, according to The Door County Advocate. The Highland Park man stayed with the canoe.

Wisconsin officials were unable to find the man or the canoe after three hours of searching on Sunday and resumed the search Monday and then again Tuesday morning. Door County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Gary Behling told The Door County Advocate that the effort has shifted from a possible rescue to a recovery operation. Because the water temperature was around 49 degrees, hypothermia could have set quickly, according to the Advocate.

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