HONOLULU (KHON2) -- A teenager survived a night on the ocean in his kayak after he was reported missing Wednesday night. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You The 17-year-old Kamehameha student athlete was practicing with his kayaking team who were to kayak from the Ala Wai Channel to Diamond Head and back. The team alerted first responders after noticing he was missing when they turned around due to rough conditions. HFD did a search of the shoreline around 6:35 p.m. The search was then broadened to four miles offshore, from the east end of Diamond Head to Nanakuli. First responders search for missing kayaker near Magic Island The teen was located by a USCG aircraft at around 4:20 a.m. one mile offshore, fronting the Waikiki Natatorium. An off-duty lifeguard, Noland Keaulana, who had been searching for the teen since Wednesday night was alerted by the USCG and was able to spot the teen clinging to his kayak, get him onto his boat and then transported him to the Ala Wai Boat Harbor. The teen said he lost his paddle just before he was reported missing. EMS transported the teen to the hospital where he was treated for exhaustion, dehydration and cold exposure. Kamehameha Schools said in a statement, "We are grateful for the heroic efforts of the first responders and everyone who assisted with the search, and for the many prayers that have been sent for the safety of our haumāna. We are profoundly thankful that he is well and now reunited with his ʻohana." Find more Hawaii, Oahu, Maui and Kauai news here HFD said they later retrieved his kayak from the ocean.