Yates County Sheriff’s Office identifies victim in fatal kayak accident

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The Yates County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in the kayaking accident in Canandaigua Lake.

According to police, 26-year-old Ben Hamann of Farmington, New York was killed in the accident on Thursday, Oct. 16th.

A report of a missing kayaker led to a six-hour search, which included boats, drones and divers in the lake, before the body was discovered.