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The identity of a kayaker who was found dead on a beach on the Isle of Wight almost a month ago remains a mystery, with police renewing their appeal for help. A dead kayaker who has not been identified nearly a month after he washed up on an Isle of Wight beach paid nearly £300 for the boat in a store more than 50 miles from where he was found.
Hampshire police have issued an e-fit of the man, in his 20s or 30s, whose body was discovered in a kayak on Yaverland beach, Sandown on 11 September. Detectives are treating the death of the man, believed to be in his mid-twenties to mid-thirties, as unexplained after he was found in the kayak on Yaverland Beach, Sandown, on 11 September.
The man was last seen at Brighton Canoes in Newhaven, East Sussex, at about 4pm on 8 September, where he was described as having had an Irish accent. He was last seen at Brighton Canoes, in Newhaven, Sussex, some 53 miles east across the English channel, three days earlier on 8 September where he bought a yellow and black “blow up” Sevylor Colorado kayak for £279.99. It is unclear how he paid for the vessel.
A police spokesman said: “Information has been shared in the force area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight, as well as in Sussex and Ireland, however we are no closer to identifying the man and need the public’s help. Believed to have had an Irish accent by staff in the shop, the man was described as white, well built with blue eyes and wearing beige shorts and a blue zip-up jacket.
“We do not know where the man lived, or where he was originally from. A grainy CCTV image of the unknown kayaker and an e-fit of his face has been released but despite information being shared across forces in Hampshire, Sussex and Ireland, police officers are no closer to identifying the man.
A Hampshire police spokeswoman said:“We do not know where the man lived, or where he was originally from.
“The death is being treated as unexplained and inquiries are ongoing to try to establish the circumstances.”“The death is being treated as unexplained and inquiries are ongoing to try to establish the circumstances.”
The man is described as white, mid-20s to mid-30s, blue eyes, dark hair, “nice teeth” and well built. He was wearing beige shorts and a blue zip-up jacket.
The kayak was a yellow and black inflatable Sevylor Colorado.