ESSEX, MASS. (WHDH) - The US Coast Guard a boater who had gone missing in Essex Bay has been found safe.
The USCG Northeast Twitter account reported a search for Ted Gulvemond, 61, who recently went missing in Essex Bay.
He had been last seen on a 21-foot Donzi boat.
Authorities say Gulvemond’s wife reported him missing after he didn’t return after leaving the dock at around 7 p.m. Wednesday night. She told officials he usually spends an hour on the water but hadn’t returned by 11 p.m.
The Coast Guard searched a 127-square-mile area using response boats, a Jayhawk helicopter, and airplane crews. Local crews from Essex, Ipswich, and Gloucester have assisted in the search.
There is no immediate word on what caused him to not return home.
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