Dec 16, 2014 1 min read

The search for missing kayaker, Andrew Barber, continued Monday morning, as the Lee County Sheriff Department and the Fish and Wildlife concentrated on the area near the Sanibel Causeway.

Barber was reported missing late Friday evening, approximately around 11 p.m. by his friend Kyle Woolwine. The duo were paddling, when their kayak flipped over in San Carlos Bay and both were forced from the boat. Woolwine was able to swim safely back to shore, but Barber was reportedly swept by the current and didn’t make it back.

Neither were wearing a lifejacket, while the empty kayak was found Saturday morning three miles off shore, along with Barber’s backpack.

Boats and a helicopter were dispatched Friday night, along with a search of the shoreline. The search went through Saturday and into Sunday. A sonar hit was made Sunday with the image potentially that of a body just off the Causeway.

But Monday’s search, which included divers, did not turn up Barber. The search continued through Monday.

Barber’s mother joined the search by kayak Sunday, as his brother helped search through the air, since he is a pilot.