Search Begins Again for Kayaker who Capsized Near Cornwall

The search for Vincent Viafore, who disappeared into the Hudson River when his kayak capsized Sunday evening, resumes today.

It was called off yesterday afternoon as a line of thunderstorms swept through the Hudson Valley, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

State Police said Viafore, and his fiancee Angelika Graswald, both of Poughkeepsie, NY, were kayaking on the Hudson at about 7:30 p.m. when rough water and strong wind and currents caused Viafore’s kayak to capsize. Viafore was not wearing a flotation device and was unable to return to his kayak.

Graswald fell out of her own kayak while trying to help Viafore. She was subsequently located in the water by a boater and was rescued.

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A body was found Tuesday in the Hudson River, up near Albany.

But police say the body is that of 41-year-old David P. Betterton of Dutchess County. He was reported missing in January and is believed to have jumped off the Beacon-Newburgh Bridge, according to news12.com.