Cayman kayak loses owner, floats to Key Largo

(Miami Herald): It began as a mystery. Where was the owner of the expensive, blue-and-white racing kayak that a boat captain found Tuesday drifting 3 ½ miles off Key Largo with no one aboard? The US Coast Guard searched by air and sea, but found no one in distress. Next they turned detectives and searched the Internet, which led to a clue from a man in Africa and ultimately to the owner — alive and well about 600 miles away in the Cayman Islands. “This is certainly a crazy, crazy story — just bananas front to back,” Sam Dawson, owner of the kayak, said by phone Friday from the Cayman Islands, where he lives. `

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