A 53-year-old Long Beach man who went missing in the Pacific Ocean Sunday evening was found alive Monday morning after a nearly 13-hour search.
The Long Beach Fire Department received 911 calls around 10 p.m. Aug. 16 reporting two missing personal watercraft riders. LBFD, the U.S. Coast Guard and Long Beach Police Department launched a search.
Around 10:30 p.m., a Good Samaritan reported hearing a woman yelling for help near the Long Beach Breakwater. Lifeguards rescued her, and she was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Both personal watercraft were located around 1:45 a.m., but the man remained missing.
At approximately 10:48 a.m. Monday, a Coast Guard helicopter located Paul Anthony Carbullido Jr. approximately 2.5 miles offshore from the Seal Beach Pier. A rescue swimmer pulled him from the water.
Carbullido was airlifted to shore and treated for hypothermia. He was reported in stable condition.
LBPD had issued a missing-person alert identifying Carbullido as at-risk, but police did not elaborate.
The search lasted approximately 12 hours and 48 minutes, from the initial 10 p.m. report until his rescue at 10:48 a.m.