MIAMI – The U.S. Coast Guard has located Ward Stogdill and the Bella Dawn, his 30-foot sailboat after he was reported missing.
Coast Guard officials announced Thursday that Stogdill is alive and well and his boat is safely anchored near Exuma.
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Stogdill departed at about 5:30 a.m., on Oct. 28, out of the Florida Keys on his way to the Bahamas.
According to the Coast Guard, Stogdill, 52, had last been seen in Boot Key where he departed from on a voyage to Bimini. He has an 18-foot orange kayak on board.