Crime & Safety

Kite Surfer Located After Being Reported Missing in Madison: UPDATE

Rescue calls were placed Sunday afternoon but in an update the surfer was able to get out of the water safely.

UPDATE: The kite surfer was able to make it out of the water by the time emergency crews arrived, reports WFSB 3 TV. The kite surfer is fine.

MADISON, CT - Madison rescue crews are searching for a kite surfer who reportedly went missing around 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Long Island Sound, the Hartford Courant reports.

The Courant adds that rescue calls were placed from Hammonasset Beach State Park.

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