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Jet skier who went missing off Long Beach found alive after 12-hour search, Coast Guard says
ABC7 Los Angeles • • nation
Key Points:
- A 53-year-old man, Paul Anthony Carbullido Jr., went missing after falling into the water while riding a jet ski in Long Beach, prompting a 12-hour search.
- The Long Beach Fire Department, U.S. Coast Guard, and Long Beach Police Department coordinated the search after 911 calls reported two jet skiers missing around 10 p.m. Sunday.
- A woman who had fallen into the water was rescued after swimming for an hour and yelling for help near the Long Beach Breakwater; she was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
- The two jet skis were found early Monday, but the missing man was not located until around 10:48 a.m. when a Coast Guard helicopter spotted him about 3 miles offshore.
- The man was rescued by a Coast Guard swimmer, airlifted to shore, and treated for hypothermia; he was reported to be in stable condition.
