Capsized Boater Saved by Cushion, Passing Ferry
From Times Wire Reports
A ferry rescued a man clinging to a seat cushion in Lake Michigan nearly two hours after his boat capsized about 20 miles from shore, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Thomas Drewek, 44, wasn’t wearing a life preserver when the Lake Express ferry spotted him on its way from Milwaukee to Muskegon, Mich., the Coast Guard said.
“Just by chance the Lake Express saw him,” Petty Officer Robert Napp said.
A wave caused Drewek’s powerboat to capsize, and he wasn’t able to radio for help, Napp said. Drewek was the only one on board.
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