Sailor rescued on Lake Erie after clinging to capsized sailboat for 12 hours
Published: Aug. 19, 2019 at 11:52 AM EDT
A sailor in Port Clinton is back on dry land Monday morning after he was forced to cling to the side of his capsized sailboat for nearly 12 hours.
According to the Marblehead Coast Guard station, the sailboat capsized at about 8 PM on Sunday and the sailor held on to the boat until early morning.
A passing fisherman, Captain Eric from Port Clinton's Fisherman's Wharf, spotted the overturned vessel and a man in the water attempting to shine a light at them. Captain Eric sailed over and pulled the man from the water at about 7:30 AM Monday.
According to the Coast Guard, the sailor suffered mild hypothermia and was helped by EMTs when he returned to shore but he is expected to be okay.
