Operator stated that he went to a residence on 116th Street in Ocean City, MD to buy a paddleboat. He decided that since it was calm in the canal he was going to try to make it to Montego Bay with the vessel. He stated that as soon as he got out of the canal the strong wind and rough seas pushed him away from the canal. Unable to return and fearing that the vessel might capsize, he called the Ocean City U.S. Coast Guard Station with his cell phone. After completing the call to the U.S.C.G. the vessel capsized and his cell phone was lost. He managed to hang onto the bottom of the vessel. After a brief search the U.S.C.G. located Puller. U.S.C.G. fearing that operator was hypothermic, transported him to shore where EMS was waiting. He was transported to Atlantic General Hospital for treatment.
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