Missing
James Joseph Kane III
Kane, approximately 2013
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/13/2013
Missing location (approx) :
Pensacola, Florida
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 08/06/1991 (30)
Age at the time of disappearance: 21 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6, 185 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A dark red ski vest type jacket and an olive green broad-rimmed Columbia hat. Carrying a waterproof camouflAge at the time of disappearance: -print bag containing his wallet and cellular phone.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Kane goes by his middle name, Joseph, or the nickname Joe.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Kane was last seen kayaking off Lake Frederick Beach near Pensacola, Florida on May 13, 2013. He was riding in a yellow six-foot kayak with a black and silver Pelican brand paddle, and had taken his black and white dog, Fannie, with him.
Kane never returned to shore. Ten days later, his kayak was found on Okaloosa Island; there was no sign of him, the dog, the kayak's paddle or the bag Kane had taken with him.
Kane attended Catholic schools, where he participated in weightlifting, football and music ministry. He was also a member of the Boy Scouts and attained the rank of Eagle Scout in 2009. At the time of his disappearance, he was a rising senior at Florida State University, where he was a good student majoring in geography and environmental studies. He was also active in the university's Catholic Student Union.
He is presumed to have drowned.
Other information and links : ncy
Escambia County Sheriff's Office
850-433-7867
September 2021 updates and sources
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Facebook pageheader for James "Joe" Kane
WJHG 7
Legacy.com
WKRG 5
October 12, 2004. December 28, 2014; .
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