UPDATE: Thursday - 10:41 p.m.
The Nueces County Medical Examiner's office has identified Rodney Wood, age 63, as the name of the man who was found in Nueces Bay on Wednesday. His family has been notified. The Medical Examiner's office said that the cause and manner of his death are pending a toxicology report.
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UPDATE: Wednesday - 12:25 p.m.
A body was found near the Motel 6 on US 181 near the north end of the Causeway. We are still waiting on confirmation from officials at this time.
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On Tuesday night, a 63-year-old man was reported missing after being out kayaking earlier that day. This morning, an empty kayak was found on the north side of Nueces Bay near Portland.
Currently, the US Coast Guard, DPS, Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens, and Corpus Christi Police are looking in the northern areas of Nueces Bay for the missing man.
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