Body of missing kayaker found in Narragansett Bay

BARRINGTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Crews recovered the body of a missing kayaker in Narragansett Bay on Sunday evening.

The kayaker was confirmed dead after his body was found along Barrington Town Beach, according to Michael Healey of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.

Authorities had been looking for Timothy Chant, a 60-year-old Warwick resident, who was last seen launching his boat from Conimicut Point in Warwick around noon on Sunday.

Rescue crews conducted shoreline and water searches in Hyde Hole throughout the evening, using boats and a helicopter in the search effort.

Crews retrieved a kayak near Rhode Island Country Club on Barrington Beach (WLNE)

ABC 6 News crews observed officials retrieving a kayak from the water near Rhode Island Country Club on Barrington Beach around 7 p.m.

Warwick Police Captain Charles Boisseau said the department received a call for a missing kayaker just before 5 p.m. Sunday.

Boisseau added that he believed Chant was missing for about five hours prior to Warwick’s involvement.

Rescue boats and a helicopter scour the waters of Narragansett Bay (WLNE)

The Warren Police Department confirmed it was involved in the search effort as well.

The incident is still under investigation, per officials.