Child Reports Windsurfer 'Her Father” In Distress, Rescue Ensues By Milford Fire

MILFORD, CT — The Milford Fire Department rescued a windsurfer in distress Friday night, officials said.

At 8:38 p.m. a 911 call was received by the Milford Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of a report, from a child, that a windsurfer “her father” was in distress off the shore of 25 Morningside Drive, officials said.

The caller also stated that the mother had gone out an hour prior on a paddle board to try and locate the father, officials said.

"FD units made contact with the mother via cell phone, however, she refused to turn around and come back to shore," officials said in a statement. "MFD marine vessels launched, and were able to locate the windsurfer about a mile offshore of Morningside Dr. The wife made it back to shore on her own accord, and the windsurfer (father) was loaded onto a Fire Dept Marine Vessel and taken back to an awaiting ambulance for evaluation. He was evaluated and refused medical attention."