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An Eagleby man is still missing after going kayaking in the Logan River

A man is still missing from the Logan River after more than three days. Polair stepped up search efforts on Tuesday as friends remain deeply concerned.

Hope is fading for friends of a man missing from the Logan River for more than three days after his kayak overturned.

Polair joined the search Tuesday afternoon, overlooking the waters from above the M1 as police diving squads as well as SES crews continued searching the banks near where a 26-year-old Eagleby man went missing on Saturday.

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Friends of the man are desperate to know more.

Polair called in to search for missing kayaker.
Polair called in to search for missing kayaker.

“No, he’s still missing. Prepared for the worst but just want closure,” one friend of the missing man said on Facebook.

Crews from Redland Bay Coast Guard and SES heading out to search for missing kayaker. Picture: Facebook
Crews from Redland Bay Coast Guard and SES heading out to search for missing kayaker. Picture: Facebook

A 27-year-old Woodridge man, who was also in the kayak, managed to make it to shore and was transported to Logan Hospital on the weekend. He has since been discharged.

Crews from Volunteer Marine Rescue at Victoria Point heading out to search for missing kayaker. Picture: Facebook
Crews from Volunteer Marine Rescue at Victoria Point heading out to search for missing kayaker. Picture: Facebook

Crews from the Volunteer Marina Rescue at Victoria Point and Redland Bay Coast Guard were activated by Water Police in the search for the man since Saturday.

The incident is the second on southeast Queensland waters after two men died after their boat capsized in rough conditions in Moreton Bay last week.

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