Authorities are releasing the name of the man who’s been missing since a kayak accident in Fort Dodge on Monday afternoon. The missing boater is 26-year-old Alex Dencklau, of Clare. Dencklau and his wife were kayaking on the Des Moines River when the kayak Alex Dencklau was in capsized below a hydroelectric dam. Dencklau’s wife was able to swim to shore. A kayak paddle belonging to Decklau was discovered Wednesday near the Fort Dodge Wastewater Treatment Plant. Rescue efforts will continue today (Thursday).

(Radio Iowa)