Daniel Ho tied his shirt to a broken fishing pole in attempt to call for help.
A 63-year-old man was rescued from the Atlantic Ocean Monday morning after he tread water for over five hours.
Dan Ho, from Copiague, went for a swim around 5 a.m. at Cedar Beach in Babylon Monday, and was pulled out by the current into open water. After five hours of treading water with no flotation device, Ho found a broken fishing pole in the water. He tied his shirt to the edge of the pole and waved the shirt in the air in attempt to notify passing vessels of his presence.Captain Jim Hohorst and his friend Michael Ross had been fishing for striped bass. They were checking the water for bait when they saw something moving.
"He was just treading water, praying some boat would come by," said Ross. "I can tell you, no boats in the area, not for miles.""He was blue, body gray," said Ross. "He was shaking, totally hyperthermic. wrapped him in towels." Responding officers met up with the civilian boat and brought him to the Fire Island Coast Guard Station. Ho was treated by a Coast Guard medic and brought to a local hospital.ALSO READ:
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