Search for missing kayaker ends in tragedy

Key points

• The body of a 60-year-old East Geelong man has been found in waters off Avalon. Emergency services were alerted on Saturday after an empty kayak was found near Limeburners Bay in Corio.
• Police, Water Police, the Air Wing, Marine Search and Rescue crews and SES volunteers searched the surrounding waters. The search ended at about 6.50pm when the man's body was found off Avalon Road.
• Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious, and a report will be prepared for the coroner.