How searchers used Find-My-iphone app to locate Conimicut Point kayaker's body

The body of a missing kayaker was found off the Barrington shore after a search Sunday night, according to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.

The search began after the kayaker was reported missing around 5:15 p.m., according to Michael Healey, a spokesman for the DEM. The kayaker had left shore at Conimicut Point, across Narragansett Bay in Warwick, according to Healey.

At 6:43 p.m., a kayak, later determined to be his, was found submerged about 30 feet off Barrington Town Beach, Healey said.

At 9:43 p.m., the Barrington police found the kayaker's body about five feet from shore at Barrington Town Beach, Healey said. A family member of the victim called the victim’s phone using a find-your-phone app, and first responders were able to coordinate the ping from that call to the location where the victim was found, Healey said.

The victim was wearing a life jacket but also had heavy clothes, according to Healey. With the wind blowing at about 20 mph, the water was choppy between Conimicut and Rumstick Point in Barrington, Healey said. Water temperatures were in the high 30s to low 40s, he said.

The kayaker's name has not been released; he's 60 years old, according to Healey.

The DEM, Coast Guard and Warwick police and fire departments were involved in the search.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Conimicut Point kayaker's body recovered off Barrington after search