A search continues for a 48-year-old man who went missing on Monday, Sept. 14, while paddleboarding near Jupiter.
The U.S. Coast Guard reported that Matt Pawlowski was last seen at about 9 a.m. about 4 miles off Jupiter Beach and heading east. The agency said Pawlowski was wearing a white hat, an orange shirt and gray shorts. He was traveling on a 14-foot green and yellow paddleboard.
The Coast Guard Cutter Flores conducted offshore searches throughout the night. Air and surface search efforts are continuing, a Coast Guard spokesperson said on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Jupiter police and officers from Martin County are assisting with the search.
The Coast Guard
is asking anyone with information regarding the paddleboarder's disappearance to call its Sector Miami location at 305-535-4472, or 305-535-4372.
It is the second search involving a paddleboarder near Jupiter in the past month.
In August, Jupiter Middle School teacher Kevin Burns died after getting caught in a strong ocean current while snorkeling off the coast of Jupiter. Burns and a friend had taken their paddleboards about a half mile offshore to a reef, secured them and then entered the water to snorkel.
After getting caught in the current, Burns' friend managed to swim back to shore but lost sight of Burns.
A sheriff’s helicopter later found Burns in the water north of the reef where the men had secured their paddleboards. He was taken to Jupiter Medical Center, where he died.
Julius Whigham II covers northern Palm Beach County and public safety for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at jwhigham@pbpost.com and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @JuliusWhigham. Help support our work: Subscribe today.
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