crazy Rob Konrad story

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Rob Konrad Falls Off Fishing Boat, Spends Nine Hours Swimming to Shore | The Big Lead

Did ex-NFL player swim 9 miles to safety? Well, we'll find out soon - CNN.com


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.

Officials say the 38-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for possible hypothermia.

 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sharks circled below but didn’t bite. Helicopters circled above but didn’t rescue. Yet Konrad, stuck 8 miles offshore, never gave up. Wow.</p>— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/554707337055723520">January 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rob Konrad’s boat was eventually found off of — I’m not joking here — Dead Man’s Reef in Grand Bahama Island. That’s just chilling stuff.</p>— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/554708225044402176">January 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rob Konrad says he was in the water as rescue helicopters circled above, but they never saw him. He realized he was on his own. Incredible.</p>— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/554701951984623617">January 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rob Konrad was later diagnosed with hypothermia, severe dehydration and rhabdomyolysis, which is a breakdown of muscle fibers.</p>— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/554702318252597250">January 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Konrad says he was bit by many jellyfish and circled by a shark while he was in the water — but shark eventually left. Is this Life of Pi?!</p>— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/554703131926204416">January 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>After 10 hours, fishing boat had lights on and was 50 yards away. “When the boat didn’t see me,” Konrad said. "I had to get my mind right."</p>— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/554703505705820161">January 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Irishnuke]

He's a bad ass.

 

[tko]

Navy seal

 

[Booslum31]

Made for Television movie coming our way. This is amazing! A little curious how he managed to fall off the boat.

 

[PANDFAN]

Made for Television movie coming our way. This is amazing! A little curious how he managed to fall off the boat.

he hooked a fish and was trying to get it into the boat ....he stumbled out in doing so

 

[Irishnuke]

Made for Television movie coming our way. This is amazing! A little curious how he managed to fall off the boat.

Not hard to do. The boat deck would be wet, the boat would also be rocking a little bit, and the boat likely has relatively short rails. Plus if he hooked a large enough fish it could have helped pull him over.

 

[Irish#1]

That's one long swim.

 

[FearTheBeard]

Now thats beastmode! Just crazy

 

[NDdomer2]

give it a couple weeks we'll find out its all fabricated....

 

[wizards8507]

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