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Woman missing, man rescued on Ottawa River after going out in a kayak

A search is underway in the Ottawa River for a 30-year-old woman reported missing while kayaking near Pembroke, Ont..

Ontario Provincial Police say two people went out in a two-person kayak Tuesday night near the Highway-148 bridge to Allumette Island.

Police earlier said the people were in a kayak and a canoe, but later said it was a two-person kayak that had capsized. 

A 34-year-old man was rescued by a resident. Police recieved a call reporting the incident at 5 a.m. Wednesday morning.

OPP Emergency Response Team, multiple Marine Units, Surete du Quebec, Pembroke Fire Department and County of Renfrew Paramedics are still searching for the woman.

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