Crime & Safety
Missing Fisherman Found Near Catalina Island
Authorities were searching Wednesday for a man who disappeared overnight while fishing somewhere off the coast of Dana Point.
DANA POINT, CA —A man who went missing overnight while fishing between Dana Point and Catalina Island was found safe Wednesday.
According to the Coast Guard, the 41-year-old man was reported overdue at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Few other details were released, with officials saying only the man was "known to be fishing between Dana Point and Catalina Island aboard an 18-foot boat."
Early Wednesday afternoon, the Coast Guard announced the man had been found safe near Avalon Beach.
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