DURYEA, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — Duryea police are asking for the public’s help identifying the owner of a kayak found overturned in the Lackawanna River on Memorial Day.
According to police, officers were dispatched around 1:15 p.m. Monday to the area of Swetland and Fulton streets after a resident reported spotting an overturned kayak in the water.
Duryea police and firefighters responded to the scene and safely retrieved the kayak from the river.
Authorities said no one was found in the water or along the shoreline, and a search of the surrounding area turned up no signs that anyone was missing or in distress.
Police are now attempting to locate the owner of the kayak.
Anyone who may be missing a kayak or has information about its ownership is asked to contact the Duryea Police Department at 570-457-1721 ext. 1 with a description of the vessel.