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Nightfall Halts Search For Teen Kayaker Swept Away Off Honeymoon Island In Dunedin

DUNEDIN, Fla. – As darkness settled over the Gulf on Monday evening, rescue crews made the difficult decision to suspend the primary search for 18-year-old Elias Guillermo Lara Vargas, who vanished during a kayaking trip the previous night. The search for Vargas began Sunday evening under frantic circumstances. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, […] Nightfall Halts Search For Teen Kayaker Swept Away Off Honeymoon Island In Dunedin

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Dunedin, Fl. Authorities resume the search for Elias Guillermo Lara Vargas, 18 years old, who has been missing since January 18, 2026, around 6:24 p.m., when area authorities requested support for a water rescue. Troops reported that three people were in kayaks when two of them were dragged offshore and overturned due to the strong swell in Honeymoon Island. One of the people involved, Savannah Ozer, 19, was rescued and transferred to a hospital…

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The Free Press (Tampa) broke the news in Tampa, United States on Monday, January 19, 2026.
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