Missing fisherman found safe after search between Dana Point and Catalina Island, Coast Guard says

DANA POINT, Calif. (KABC) -- A fisherman was found safe after he went missing somewhere between Dana Point and Catalina Island, the Coast Guard said Wednesday afternoon.

Details of how the man was located near Catalina's Avalon Beach were not immediately released.

The Coast Guard launched the search after the man disappeared overnight Tuesday while fishing somewhere off the coast of Dana Point, officials said.

The 41-year-old man, whose name was not released, was reported overdue at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Coast Guard.

Officials said that the man was "known to be fishing between Dana Point and Catalina Island aboard an 18-foot boat."

City News Service contributed to this report.