Long Beach jet skier speaks out on dramatic rescue after 16 hours at sea: 'I knew my time was up'

Paul Carbullido Jr., a man from Long Beach, said he spent about 16 hours stranded at sea after being knocked off a rented jet ski, before being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard near Seal Beach earlier this week. Carbullido began to fear he would not survive while waiting overnight for rescuers. He and a coworker went onto the water around 7:20 p.m. Sunday on jet skis rented from Air-B-N-Ski. About 10 minutes later, a wave knocked him into the water. His coworker jumped in and swam for roughly an hour to reach shore and alert help. Coast Guard crews located him around 11 a.m. Monday, about three miles from where he went overboard.