Woman found safe after going missing on personal watercraft off Clearwater
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Police in Clearwater say a woman who went missing on a personal watercraft Sunday afternoon has been found safe.
Clearwater police said 55-year-old Tiffany Vanderburg disappeared around 1:30 p.m. off Sand Key when a storm swept through the area. She had been riding a 1995 purple and white Sea-Doo when she went missing.
Vanderburg was found safe hours later at a marina in southern Pinellas County, according to investigators.
"She is OK and will be reunited with her family members," police said in a statement.
Investigators from Clearwater Fire & Rescue, the Coast Guard, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission all assisted with the search.