James Joseph Kane III, 21, was last seen May 13, 2013, after launching a kayaking trip from Lake Fredricks Beach near Sherman Cove at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. He was with his black and white birding dog Frannie and had a waterproof camouflage bag containing his wallet and cell phone. His kayak, a six-foot yellow vessel, was found ten days later washed ashore on Okaloosa Island east of Pensacola, but Frannie and Kane’s personal items were not with it.

Kane was wearing a red ski vest life jacket, an olive green Columbia hat, light green patterned shorts, a white t-shirt, and brown Guy Harvey flip flops. The Coast Guard and multiple local and federal agencies mounted an extensive search with helicopters, airplanes, and volunteers; those efforts were eventually suspended with Kane still missing. Kane was a rising senior at Florida State University studying Environmental Studies and Geography and was involved in the Catholic Student Union.

The disappearance had a major impact on his family and the Pensacola community, which organized volunteer searches and memorial services in Gulf Breeze. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office continues to seek information about Kane, Frannie, or any of the missing items — did anyone see him or his kayak on May 13, 2013?