Missing paddleboarder found safe

The paddleboarder who went missing last week in South Lake Tahoe has been located.

Zbigniew “Zibi” Moryn called officers this morning to confirm he was safe. He is traveling to several areas of the United States and is currently in Missouri.

Moryn, who is from Poland, told officers a personal watercraft wake combined with strong winds knocked him off the board.  The wind quickly carried his board away from him, which had his lifejacket and GoPro camera on it. He believed it was safer to swim to shore. He returned the oar to South Tahoe Standup Paddle at El Dorado Beach.

The board was found by a boater about one-half mile offshore from Timber Cove Marina on Aug. 12 about 4:45pm.

It was the company that alerted officers to the board being found without a person.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report