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Coast Guard searched for kite surfer for 16 hours. Then, the missing person reported himself safe
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.
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.
Involved in the search were a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew, 47-foot motor lifeboat crew and 45-foot response boat crew, plus a New Jersey State Police helicopter aircrew and the police, the Coast Guard said.
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