FIRST ON 3 UPDATE: Missing kayakers located

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — New Hanover County Dispatch has confirmed that the two kayakers who were missing near Fort Fisher have been located.

According to dispatch, the pair left Oak Island early Sunday and were supposed to arrive at Kure Beach around 5 p.m.

Both the fire department and police department assisted in the search.

The two kayakers were found around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Dispatch did not have report of any injuries.