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Mercer Island searchers looking for kayaker’s body

The Columbian
Published: February 14, 2011, 12:00am

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — Police say they’re continuing to look Monday for the body of a kayaker in Lake Washington between Mercer Island and Bellevue.

A witness saw the kayaker capsize Saturday in stormy weather and fail to surface.

Mercer Island police spokeswoman Leslie Burns says poor visibility Sunday slowed divers sweeping the area.

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