January 19, 2012
From ABC2News.com
BRUNSWICK, Md. - A Brunswick man is recovering after having to
swim and walking to safety in 20 degree weather.
Just after 10:00 a.m., the Maryland Natural Resources Police
responded to a boating accident that occurred on the Potomac River
near Brunswick.
The investigation revealed that Franklin D. Williams, 25, was out
waterfowl hunting by himself when the canoe he was in capsized in a
strong current.
Williams was able to swim ashore and hike about 300 yards, in
near 20 degrees, to Winner Road on the Virginia side of the river.
A passerby drove Williams to a waiting ambulance near Brunswick.
Williams was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for
hypothermia and released.
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