The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office confirms that the body of a missing kayaker in Jacksonville has been located as wind and rain from Hurricane Irma begin to batter the Jacksonville area.
Joel Digiacomo, 22, was fishing on a kayak in the St. Johns River near Scott Mill Road when he went missing.
Officers got a call around 3:20 a.m. Saturday and began searching for him.
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JSO said Digiacomo's body was found in the St. Johns River. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is handling the investigation.