A jet skier reported missing has been found by lifeguards who scoured the Mission Bay Channel Friday.
A mother and her teenage son, both wearing life vests, were riding a jet ski around the bay, with the woman at the helm, according to San Diego Fire spokesman Lee Swanson.
The mother thought her son fell off as they entered the channel at about 4:20 p.m. and couldn't find him as she circled back around.
Swanson said the woman started having a panic attack as she called lifeguards for help.
They began their search for the teen in the channel, but it turned up nothing.
Over an hour later, lifeguards found the boy at the Paradise Point Hotel, where he and his mother were staying.
Officials believe the teenager did fall off the jet ski, just not where his mother thought, Swanson said.
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The boy is a good swimmer who made his way back to the hotel dock.
