The search for the body of a second kayaker believed dead in an accident on the Brandywine Creek Tuesday was suspended late Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Officials identified the two kayakers as brothers Christopher Miller of Yonkers, NY and the Rev. Chad Miller, of Wilmington.
Christopher Miller, 28, was pulled from the water between Route 926 and the Brandywine Picnic Park Tuesday afternoon. He was taken to Chester County Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Chad Miller, 34, an associate pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Wilmington remained missing and was believed killed by the time the search was suspended about 4 p.m. Wednesday.
West Chester Police had been leading the search, but that has now been turned over to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. That agency will decide what to do next.
Tuesday morning’s heavy rain had swollen the creek, but apparently the brothers decided to take a kayak run despite being warned of dangerous water along the normally calm Brandywine.
Employees at the park reportedly saw the brothers near a four-foot dam and warned them to stay away. Officials believe that’s where the men got into trouble.
This was the second kayaking accident with fatalities along the Brandywine in a year. In July 2008, a Kennett Square resident was killed when a tree fell on him near Thompsons Bridge in Delaware.
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