Update: Hunt for Missing Kayaker Continues for Third Day

Update: The search for Marc Cross, who hasn't been heard from since Wednesday when he told his family he was going kayaking around Newport Harbor, continues today, according to the Coast Guard.

Coast Guard crews are still focusing on the Newport Harbor area as they look for Cross, 53, Petty Officer Seth Johnson said today.

Background: Coast Guard crews in helicopters and boats were searching for a man Friday who told his family he was going kayaking near Newport Harbor.

Marc Cross, 53, has not been heard from since Wednesday, when he told his family that he was going out on his kayak for a few hours, the Coast Guard said. The search for the man began Thursday.

Cross seldom wears a life jacket while kayaking, a family member told the Coast Guard.

Cross' family first reported him missing to Huntington Beach police, but it was not clear that he lives in that city. Huntington Beach investigators have handed the case over to Newport Beach police because Cross went missing from the Newport harbor, according to Huntington Beach police. Investigators found his car parked at the harbor.

Newport Beach police and the Orange County Sheriff's Newport Harbor patrol were helping the Coast Guard with the search. The Coast Guard is using an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter out of San Diego helped with the search this morning, but has since left the hunt, Eggers said.

— City News Service