Authorities search for missing 19-year-old Wisconsin man

The Washburn County Sheriff's Office shared a missing person report Monday for a young man from northwest Wisconsin who was last seen on Friday, June 14.

In the release from the Sheriff's Office, they describe the missing person as a 19-year-old man from Sarona, Wisconsin named Gunnur Hess – who you can see in the photo at the top of this article.

Authorities say Gunnur told his family he planned to launch his kayak from County K's Namekagan River Access Friday morning (June 14), located just northwest of Trego, between Minong and Spooner.

Hess told his family he would contact them when he was ready to be picked up at the end of his kayak trip.

His family has not heard from Gunnur since this communication on Friday morning.

Authorities located his truck at the County K Landing, where he said he would launch his gray Pelican kayak, which has a white bottom. His family has since come to collect his truck, but Gunnur and his kayak are still missing.

Officials from Washburn and Burnett counties searched the river with the help of local fire departments, finding no sign of Gunnur.

Authorities are asking for the public's help, saying if you have seen him or have any information on his whereabouts, you should contact the Washburn County Sheriff's Office tip line at (715) 468-2720 or their non-emergency line at (715) 468-4720.

While authorities hope a member of the public may have information on Gunnur's location, they are asking the public not to initiate their own search efforts along the river.

The Washburn County Sheriff's Office said in a comment on its original post that it was continuing to search the river with help from the National Park Service and other authorities.