Remains of Missing Kayaker Found in Shrewsbury River

David Civile, who set off from the end of Little Silver Point Road, had been missing since 2010.

Skeletal remains found in the Shrewsbury River have been identified as a Tinton Falls kayaker who had been missing since 2010, according to multiple news reports. The State Police said the remains have been identified, using dental records, as David Civile, 28. Police say a contractor making dock repairs on Little Silver Point Road in Little Silver on Nov. 28 found the remains. Civile launched his kayak onto the Shrewsbury River on November 17, 2010 off of Howard's Beach, a spit of sand towards the end of Little Silver Point Road. His kayak was found later that evening on an uninhabited island between Rumson and Sea Bright and for days, rescue teams searched the river for the 26-year old Tinton Falls resident who took off that warm …

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