Missing New Jersey boater located safely, US Coast Guard says

CAPE MAY VILLAS, N.J. - The search for a missing boater on the coast of New Jersey has been suspended after the boater was located safely. 

The U.S. Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police were searching for 33-year-old Christian Johnathon Hosford, Jr., the overdue boater who was last seen near Cape May Villas, New Jersey on Monday.  

Officials say Hosford was in a 10-foot boat near his home in Cape May Villas and he reportedly did not have a life jacket, whistle or other safety gear. 

Several response boats and helicopters were out in the area searching for Hosford. 

On Tuesday morning, the Coast Guard reported that rescue crews located the boater safe in his boat near Dennis Creek. 

No additional information was released by authorities.