MILBRIDGE, Maine — The Coast Guard says a kayaker who was knocked out of his boat by a wave in the ocean south of Milbridge Wednesday morning was found safe on Thursday after a search for him had been suspended.
Adrian Cerezo told the Coast Guard that, because his water resistant radio was not in a waterproof case, he wasn't sure anyone had heard his mayday call.
Turns out the Coast Guard heard the distress call, and posted it. Coast Guard Petty Officer Nicole Groll said someone who heard the distress call on a news report recognized the kayaker's voice.
"And called the gentleman to see if he was the gentleman we were looking for and it was," she said.
The Coast Guard says that Cerezo was able to swim to a nearby island with his kayak, get back into it, and paddle over to Petit Manan, from where he had set out.
