Rescued was Kevin Showell.

The Coast Guard received a call at 11:15 p.m. Thursday from a family member reporting Showell overdue from a trip aboard his 14-foot camouflage boat. 

A rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City located Showell in the marsh near his boat in Big Fish Thorofare.

A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City, N.J., transported Showell to the New Jersey State Police barracks.  Emergency medical personnel reported Showell had no medical concerns.

To listen to an audio file of the rescue click here.

The boat belonging to Kevin Showell was spotted in the marsh in Big Fish Thorofare three miles east of Absecon Creek, N.J., Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. A helicopter rescue crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., a rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City and members of the New Jersey State Police assisted in the rescue of Showell. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Schol)

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