UPDATE: 2 overdue kayakers found on Lasqueti Island
UPDATE: The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre reported a pair of missing kayakers were located safely on Lassqueti Island in Welcome Bay on Tuesday morning.
The overdue kayakers were reported missing late Monday evening.
EARLIER — Multiple resources were called out in an effort to find a pair of kayakers reported overdue in the Lasqueti Island area east of Parksville.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria said the missing report for the kayakers was made at 10 p.m. Monday, sending multiple aerial and sea-based resources to the area.