Man Swims 2 Miles to Island After Falling From Boat in Lake Superior

Sheriff: Man falls off boat into Lake Superior, makes long swim to island and is rescued

The boat’s operator didn’t notice for a while that his passenger was missing, the sheriff said.

Man thrown from boat in Lake Superior swims two miles to safety

GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. — A man who was thrown out of a boat and into frigid Lake Superior Friday survived after swimming about two miles to safety. According to the Cook County sheriff’s office, two men left the Grand Portage marina in far northeast Minnesota Friday evening, bound for Isle Royale National Park, about 20 miles away. The boat hit a wave, and one of the men “flew out of the boat somehow,” said Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen. The dri…

Report: Boater swims 2 miles to island after going overboard on Lake Superior

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A boater has reportedly survived a 2-mile swim after recently falling overboard on Lake Superior. Minneapolis NBC affiliate KARE-TV reported that local authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard were notified shortly before 10 p.m. Friday of a boater who had gone overboard. The captain, identified by the Cook County (Minnesota) Sheriff’s Office as Joe Modec, was reportedly talking with his friend, Peter Joice, while they w…

Man swims 2 miles to island after falling from boat in Lake Superior

The man told officials he stripped down to his underwear to avoid getting hypothermia.

Man thrown from boat in Lake Superior swims 2 miles to safety

A man who was thrown out of a boat and into frigid Lake Superior Friday evening survived after swimming about 2 miles to safety to a small island offshore from the Grand Portage reservation in far northeast Minnesota.

Man swims 2 miles to safety after falling overboard in Lake Superior

Peter Joice told deputies a wave knocked him off his friend's boat and into the big lake, forcing Joice to swim about 2 miles to an island that shares his name.