A surfer who went missing after paddling out in the ocean Wednesday afternoon was located the next day on a remote island roughly 8 miles from where his bicycle and clothes were found at a beach access point in New South Wales, Australia.

The New South Wales Police Force said in a news release Thursday morning the 19-year-old man, later identified as surfer Darcy Deefholts, had been located after being swept away and going missing the day before.

Police said Deefholts left his home in Wooli on a bicycle at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday toward Wooli Beach.

After failing to return home, concerned family members contacted police, and a search on land and sea commenced around Wooli Beach.

Police joined search efforts after a 19-year-old surfer went missing at Wooli Beach in New South Wales, Australia. (iStock)

Thursday morning’s efforts included six private vessels and a Marine Rescue team, though what was puzzling to some was how calm the sea conditions were and the small amount of wind and swell.

“There is a fair bit of current running north to south further out, so I suspect he has ended up in [a] current and drifted south,” Marine Rescue skipper Matthew McLennan told ABC.

Later that morning, one of the search crews found Darcy and reported that he was cold and suffering from exposure, though he was not injured.

Darcy was transported to a nearby hospital after returning to shore.

A spokesperson from the local health district in Northern New South Wales said in a statement obtained by the station that Darcy was in stable condition and “in good spirits and being supported by family.”