Lake Okeechobee, Fla.—One angler is still missing and another is in serious condition with hypothermia as search and recovery operations continue at the Costa FLW competition on Lake Okeechobee. FLW officials have announced that the tournament has been cancelled.
Air search and recovery operations are being conducted under the guidance of Florida Fish and Wildlife and local authorities for the missing angler, Nik Kayler, while the U.S. Coast Guard has called off its search.
The recovered angler Bill Kisiah, remains at a Belle Glade hospital in serious condition with hypothermia.
At the end of day one of the tournament, it was determined that one boat had still not checked in. An immediate search was launched to find Kisiah of Slidell, La., and Nik Kayler of Apopka, Fla.
Kisiah was found alive late Thursday night with their boat, which apparently had been in a wreck or had been swamped some time during the tournament day.
The Costa FLW series conducts fishing tournaments all over the country, including at Kentucky Lake.
