Ex-NFL player Rob Konrad swims nine miles to shore after fal
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 3:29 pm
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former Miami Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad swam nine miles back to shore after falling off his boat while fishing off the South Florida coast.
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that Konrad had gone fishing alone Wednesday after being dropped off at a Boca Raton dock. Friends became concerned after he didn't meet them for dinner, and the Coast Guard later sent a helicopter to look for him.
The Coast Guard said Konrad apparently fell off the 36-foot boat, which had been on auto pilot. Unable to get back to the boat, Konrad began swimming toward shore. He made it some time after 4 a.m. Thursday and contacted the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
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Good for Rob Konrad. Dude can swim. I know it's not a kiting story but I had to share. took him 10 or 11 hours to swim the 9 miles. Water temperature was around 60-65 which i guess is 16-17c. I don't think he had any flotation and of course no wetsuit either. The boat was on autopilot so he couldn't swim after the boat. I assume he used the sun and full moon for directions until he got close enough to see the city lights.
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that Konrad had gone fishing alone Wednesday after being dropped off at a Boca Raton dock. Friends became concerned after he didn't meet them for dinner, and the Coast Guard later sent a helicopter to look for him.
The Coast Guard said Konrad apparently fell off the 36-foot boat, which had been on auto pilot. Unable to get back to the boat, Konrad began swimming toward shore. He made it some time after 4 a.m. Thursday and contacted the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
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Good for Rob Konrad. Dude can swim. I know it's not a kiting story but I had to share. took him 10 or 11 hours to swim the 9 miles. Water temperature was around 60-65 which i guess is 16-17c. I don't think he had any flotation and of course no wetsuit either. The boat was on autopilot so he couldn't swim after the boat. I assume he used the sun and full moon for directions until he got close enough to see the city lights.