The Coast Guard and Bainbridge emergency responders were continuing to search late Friday morning for a kayaker who went missing early Friday while paddling out toward Blakely Rock.

Authorities are no longer expecting to find the kayaker alive.

The emergency response has shifted from rescue mode to recovery mode, said Bainbridge Island Deputy Chief Jared Moravec.

Moravec said the fire department was dispatched shortly after 7 a.m. Jan. 18 after receiving a report of a kayaker who went missing after his kayak capsized.

“Basically, it was a two-person kayak and two males were paddling out to Blakely Rock and got in some trouble and went in the water,” Moravec said.

“One was able to swim back to shore but the other is still missing,” he added.

Multiple units and departments responded to the emergency. In addition to the Bainbridge Island Fire Department and the Coast Guard, the search was joined by the Poulsbo Fire Department, North Kitsap Fire & Rescue and the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office.

The Navy also sent a search-and-rescue helicopter from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station to look for the missing kayaker.

The Coast Guard was still searching for the missing man just after 11 a.m.

Moravec said the pair launched from Bainbridge Island, and the emergency call was made by the kayaker who was able to swim to shore.

Coordination of the recovery operation has been transferred over to Bainbridge police, Moravec said.