A rescue helicopter combed the waters off Malibu on Wednesday after receiving a mysterious mayday transmission from a boater, authorities said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is King Fisher I, mayday, mayday, mayday, come back Coast Guard,\u201d a man\u2019s voice was heard saying over the radio about 2:09 a.m., according to U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Matthew Schofield.<\/p>\n
The man made no further transmissions. The radio call was traced to an area about 30 miles offshore from Point Dume. <\/p>\n
A U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter flew search patterns over the area but had not found any stranded or distressed vessels.<\/p>\n
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