Two men were beachcombing near Izembek Lagoon on the Alaska Peninsula Sunday night when their skiff drifted away, leaving them stranded.

A concerned family member called the Coast Guard when the men didn’t make it home by midnight. Coast Guard cutter Monro, which was patrolling nearby, launched a helicopter to search for the missing mariners. A rescue team located them on the beach, where they had built a fire, and hoisted the two men back to Cold Bay.

Petty Officer Jonathan Lally says he’s not aware of the skiff being recovered.