Kenneth Humiston, 77, of Naples, was reported missing after his kayak was found unoccupied on May 1, 2024. The empty kayak was discovered about three nautical miles off Bonita Beach in the Gulf of Mexico by a Good Samaritan. It still contained fishing gear and a cooler with ice, suggesting he left the boat suddenly.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marcino said local authorities treated the case as an urgent search, and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office worked with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Coast Guard. Investigators did not know where Humiston launched from or whether he had been accompanied that day, and he had no known immediate family in the area. Despite air and sea searches, the Gulf did not produce his whereabouts; his kayak was recovered but he was not found and is presumed lost at sea.

Does anyone who kayaks or fishes around Bonita Beach recall seeing Humiston or his kayak on or around May 1, 2024?