U.S. authorities, who were searching for two missing persons in British Columbia over the weekend, found two bodies in San Juan Island, Washington.

San Juan Police Chief, Eric Peter, said his office would not confirm the identities of the two men found out of respect for their families.

The first body was discovered around 3 PM last Monday floating in the water near the rocks in Grandmas Cove on the southwestern side of San Juan Island, and officials confirmed the recovery of the second body around 6:30 AM yesterday, Tuesday, in the waters of Lopez Channel of San Juan Island.

It is worth noting that Daniel MacAlpine, 36, and Nicholas West, 26, were traveling in a two-person kayak from one of the southern Gulf Islands in British Columbia to a beach north of Victoria around 2:15 PM on Saturday, and when they failed to reach their destination, a search operation was launched, and their kayak was found on the shore of Henry Island in Washington, about six kilometers from the expected departure point on D'Arcy Island.

Searchers on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border are combing the waters by boat and helicopter looking for them.