Kiteboarder Missing For Hours On NC Coast Makes It Back To Beach

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Posted: 5:14 AM Sep 6, 2008
Last Updated: 5:14 AM Sep 6, 2008

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A missing kite-surfer that the Coast Guard went to find in Hanna's winds and rains is back on solid ground, safe and sound.

Frank Mueller, age 31, became separated from a companion Friday while kite-surfing between Harkers Island and Cape Lookout. The friend reported Mueller overdue when he did not return by 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Mueller made it back to the beach by himself at approximately 10 p.m. and called 911. Emergency medical services responded and the Coast Guard assets that were searching for him, a rescue boat from Fort Macon and a helicopter from Elizabeth City, returned to base.

The Coast Guard strongly discourages boaters and swimmers from taking to the water as Hanna swirls ashore.

Environmental conditions can change suddenly, and dangerous riptides and heavy seas precede the storm's arrival.

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Posted by: WOLFGANG Location: CHOCOWINITY on Sep 6, 2008 at 11:30 AM
It's to bad being Stupid is not a crime. Because if it was he might be doing 25 years to life in prison.

Posted by: troy on Sep 6, 2008 at 09:18 AM
what a moron, they should not have wasted their time for such an idiot

Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 6, 2008 at 08:56 AM
It's a shame people have to risk their lives for stupid things, stupid people do. Good Job Coast Guard. I hope this guy has to pay back in some way.

Posted by: Anonymous Location: north carolina on Sep 6, 2008 at 08:25 AM
at 31 you would think he had enough brains to know right from wrong but just goes to show you some people never learn

Posted by: Stan Location: Martin County on Sep 6, 2008 at 07:45 AM
I would make this idiot do community service for the same amount of hours the rescue people took looking for him - plus costs..

Posted by: john Location: kinston on Sep 6, 2008 at 06:04 AM
this idiot should have to pay the tax payers back for every dime spent looking for his stupid self.

Posted by: Some People Location: Cart Co on Sep 6, 2008 at 06:02 AM
I guess you just can't fix stupid. I hope he has to pay a fine for having all those men and equipment out there looking for him into the night.

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