Kayaker missing off the coast of Phillip Island

A large-scale search is underway off Phillip Island for a 63-year-old man who went kayaking yesterday and did not return.

Emergency services were called around 8am this morning, and found the man’s kayak at Red Rock Point with no paddles about 9.45am.

Police, Coast Guard, SES and volunteer Marine Rescue personnel are involved in the search in Western Port Bay off Phillip Island.

Four search vessels and a helicopter have been deployed.

There are also SES personnel and police searching on shore.