His son told deputies he was kayaking on the Mississippi River, just west of New Orleans, when he went overboard.
A missing kayaker thought to have drowned in the Mississippi River was found alive and on the run in Georgia, Louisiana deputies said., 41-year-old Melvin Emde, as missing, according to a Sept. 18 news release.
Emde was facing charges of indecent liberties with a child and statutory rape of a child by an adult, according to the sheriff’s office. He had purchased two pre-paid phones, then tried to use the phones “discreetly” by turning only one on at a time for very short periods, deputies said. When he tried to pull the motorcycle driver over, he took off, speeding away before he crashed, according to the release.
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