On a January morning in 2019, 31-year-old Turner Taber Jenkins launched a kayaking trip in Puget Sound near Bainbridge Island and never returned. While paddling between Restoration Point and Blakely Rock the kayak carrying Turner and a friend overturned; the friend swam to shore and called for help. The Bainbridge Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard conducted an extensive marine search, but Turner never resurfaced and was not found.

Turner was an experienced chef who had worked as a sous-chef in Washington D.C., was a graduate of L'Academie de Cuisine, and had spent three years at a Michelin-starred restaurant. He was remembered by family and friends as a beloved son, brother, and friend with a vibrant, helpful personality. He is presumed to have drowned, though his body has not been recovered.

Did anyone in the Bainbridge Island boating or diving community have sightings or information about the area that morning?