Shrimp boat runs ground, boater jumps off boat, found safe

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. -- Monday night a shrimp boat ran aground off the coast of Atlantic Beach. When Atlantic Beach Police Department responded to the scene to rescue the two men on the boat, one of the men, Kenneth Thomas, jumped into the ocean to avoid police. The Coast Guard conducted a search overnight involving boats, a helicopter and assistance from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. Tuesday morning contact was made with Thomas' mother who said he contacted her and was safe on land.