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UPDATE: Authorities Confirm Kayaker Rescued Near Key Peninsula Dies

A man in his late 20's who was taken to St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor died around 4 a.m., Tuesday, Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed Troyer said.

UPDATE: 11:14 a.m. on March 20, 2013

The News Tribune has reported that the kayaker who died on Tuesday was 29-year-old Matthew Grobins of Lakebay.

Click here to read the full report.

UPDATE: 12:28 p.m.

Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed Troyer confirmed that the kayaker who was pulled from the water near Key Peninsula died around 4 a.m., today.

More details to come.

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ORIGINAL

A kayaker was taken to a Gig Harbor hospital after authorities pulled him from the water near Key Peninsula on Monday night.

The News Tribune has a detailed account of the incident and ensuing rescue.

(Click here to read the TNT's story. Note: There is a paywall)

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