By Associated Press - Monday, May 1, 2017

STURGEON BAY, Wis. (AP) - Authorities have identified the two men who died when their kayaks capsized in Lake Michigan off the shores of Door County.

WLUK-TV (https://bit.ly/2oQsInn ) reports 29-year-old Mathew Tauferner of Sturgeon Bay and 21-year-old Dylan Dohr of Clintonville died Friday while kayaking about 100 yards from shore northeast of Sturgeon Bay.

Sheriff’s officials say Dohr was a Marine stationed in California and was home on leave.

Authorities say neither was wearing a life jacket. The water temperature was about 43 degrees.

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Information from: WLUK-TV, https://www.fox11online.com

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