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Missing kayaker found safe after disappearing near Anclote Park

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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The US Coast Guard said a man who went missing while kayaking near Anclote Park was found safe on Tuesday.

Stephan Bungartz, 36, reportedly told officials that he dropped his phone in the water and didn't have a way to contact friends or family.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said Bungartz went missing around 4 p.m. on Monday in the Gulfview Drive area of New Port Richey.

He was last seen launching his kayak from the clubhouse just north of Anclote Park before he was found safe.

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