Three days after 71-year-old Zygmunt Janiewiczsa国际传媒檚 kayak washed ashore, the search for the missing man has now been turned over to the West Kelowna RCMP.

sa国际传媒淒espite the significant search efforts, to date there have been no further discoveries made and the RCMP have had to make the difficult decision to suspend the search efforts of volunteer SAR personnel,sa国际传媒� said Cpl. Jesse Osa国际传媒橠onaghey.

sa国际传媒淭he (West Kelowna) RCMP will continue to search for Zygmunt (Janiewicz) and investigators will be consulting with expert divers of the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team, who will attend to assess the search area for the effectiveness (of using) sonar equipment.sa国际传媒�

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Last Friday afternoon at around 3 p.m. an abandoned surf ski personal water craft and personal flotation device, similar to the ones being used by Janiewicz were recovered along the shore near Watt Road stated Osa国际传媒橠onaghey.

Janiewicz was last seen wearing a pair of black pants, a yellow jacket and white hat as he ventured out to Okanagan lake from near the Kelowna Paddle Centre on Abbott Street, of which he is a member.

RCMP launched a sa国际传媒渇ull-scalesa国际传媒� search of the waters and shoreline of the Okanagan Lake in search of the missing senior over the Victoria Day long weekend.

sa国际传媒淪earchers have been scouring the shoreline, as RCMP have called for support from the Kelowna Fire Departmentsa国际传媒檚 rescue vessel and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue who have since launched their helicopter to search from the skies above,sa国际传媒� Osa国际传媒橠onaghey said Friday.

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COSAR, with assistance from Vernon and Penticton search and rescue volunteers, continued the aerial search over the long weekend.

Janiewicz is still reported as missing and RCMP continue its investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Kelowna RCMP immediately at 250-762-3300.

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