ABSECON, N.J. – The Coast Guard rescued a man in a kayak who was overdue in the Absecon Bay near Absecon Friday.
Rescued was Kevin Shoal of Absecon.
The Coast Guard received a call at 8:30 p.m. from a member of Sea Tow Atlantic City reporting Shoal was kayaking in the Absecon Bay and departed from the Absecon Sportsman Club in Absecon at 6:30 p.m.
A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City, N.J., located Shoal on Shad Island and transported him back to the station where he was picked up by family members.