This week in Massachusetts:
http://www.salemnews.com/local/x1909763276/Man-rescued-off-Beverly-shore
Ability to tread water for hours is a plus.
The under tow was holding back.
Should swam parallel to the shore line and he would have made it.
In high school some friends challenged me to swim out to a buoy.
I was a strong swimmer, no problem.
Made it out just fine. As I was coming back in it felt like something was pulling my legs down.
I had taken a course on lifesaving and in that moment recalled that I should swim parallel to shore.
So I swam about a mile south and when I walked back everyone wanted to know happened.
I relayed the story and didn’tt repeat the act.