Man Returned Safely After Reported Possibly Missing at Sea

A 78-year-old man was home safely Monday night, after family members reported he had taken a 1992 Yamaha jet ski out around 6 p.m. and did not return home by nightfall.

Barnegat Light Coast Guard Seaman Daniel Swerdlow said that the Coast Guard had already been conducting a training exercise offshore Monday night when they recieved a report from Ship Bottom police about the possible missing person.

The man, who was not initially identified, was discovered soon after the first report, and "was returned home safely" by a "good Samaritan," Swerdlow said.

He did not immediately have further details, although he praised the response by Long Beach Island rescue units, noting that there were responding units from Beach Haven, Surf City, Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom, and surrounding areas.