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Missing kayaker found dead identified

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UPDATE: The Outagamie County Coroner has identified the kayaker found dead as 47-year-old Charles "Nate" McBride.

The coroner says an autopsy has been completed and results are still pending.

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Police in Outagamie County say they've found the body of a kayaker, who went missing along the Embarass River north of Shiocton Friday afternoon. 

A sheriff's deputy found footprints of the man, and the DNR helped with an air search of the area. The man was found about a mile and a half north of where he parked his car. 

Police haven't released the name of the man, and say an investigation into the case is still ongoing. 

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