WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release:

SAN DIEGO - The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing kayaker near Torrey Pines Gliderport in La Jolla, California, at approximately 6:20 p.m., Tuesday.

At 6:00 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego received notification that 27-year-old Samantha Youngs was missing, along with her kayak.

Her family reported her missing after Youngs' car was found at the Torrey Pines Gliderport cliffside parking lot.

"After exhausting all reasonable search efforts, we have made the difficult decision to suspend active search operations," said Cmdr. Celina Ladyga, acting commanding officer, Sector San Diego. "Our tho...