The Coast Guard searched for a kite surfer for 16 hours. Then, the missing person called them on the phone
Michelle Krupa
By Michelle Krupa and Scottie Andrew, CNN
Updated 9:57 AM ET, Sat November 30, 2019
(CNN)Two helicopters, two rescue boats and members of a local police force all jumped into action after a kite surfer was seen drifting out to sea on Thanksgiving near Ocean City, New Jersey.
Turns out, all it took to find the guy was a phone call.
Some 16 hours after three US Coast Guard stations began deploying crews in response to a 911 call about a black-clad surfer getting pushed out by waves, the missing person "called and reported themselves to be safe," officials of the branch's 5th District Mid-Atlantic region said Friday.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/30/us/missing-kite-surfer-found-thanksgiving-trnd/index.html
