[S]helburne — Police are looking for a missing New Jersey man who was last seen holding onto an overturned kayak in Lake Champlain.
According to a police incident report, Eric Plett, 41, was near Shelburne Point when his yellow kayak turned over. His friends found him and the kayak missing about a half-hour later. It is unclear from the report who saw Plett with his overturned kayak initially.
Search and rescue crews have been looking for Plett since 7 p.m. Monday evening. As of 3 p.m. Tuesday he had not been located. Neither his friends nor his family have heard from him since he was last seen, police said.
Shelburne Police Deparment Sgt. Josh Flore said he could not comment further on the details of the incident except to say police are not performing a criminal investigation.
Plett, who lives in Weehawken, New Jersey, is a sales engineering manager, according to his Facebook page.
Vermont State Police’s marine unit with a boat and dive team are assisting Shelburne Police in the search, according to Vermont State spokeperson Adam Silverman. Helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft were also employed by search and rescue crews.
The following agencies have been involved in the search and rescue: Shelburne Police Department, Shelburne Fire Department, Charlotte Fire & Rescue, the Vermont State Police, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.