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UPDATE: Crews Suspend Search for Missing Decatur Kayaker

ADAMS COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO): Indiana Conservation Officers have suspended the search for 54-year-old Steven Seitz until Sunday.

Officers say Friday evening, two men were kayaking on the St. Mary's River near North US 33 when one of the kayaks hit a log jam in the river, causing the kayak to overturn. Seitz, of Decatur was thrown into the water and did not resurface. He was not wearing a life jacket at the time. 

Adams County Communications got a call about the incident at 8:22 p.m., Friday evening. Conservation Officers and emergency responders got to the scene and started searching for Seitz, but they were unable to locate him. On Saturday, search efforts resumed. Officers have been searching the river using SONAR and divers. 

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