DETROIT – A man was rescued by a mail boat crew late Monday night after attempting to swim across the Detroit River.
At around 11 p.m. on Sept. 23, deckhand James Sharp saw the man swimming inside a life ring thrown to him by someone on shore in Windsor, Ontario. The U.S. Mail Boat J.W. Westcott II maneuvered alongside where Sharp and Captain Neil Schultheiss lifted the man onto the deck of the mail boat.
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The swimmer said he was an American citizen from Florida and was trying to return to the United States. Officials said he seemed disoriented or under the influence. He was sent to the Detroit fireboat and transported to shore to an awaiting EMS unit.
Officials said that although he was cold, he had no physical injuries.
