Fisherman Stranded Out At Sea Swims Five Hours To Safety

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

VENTURA (CBSLA) — After being thrown overboard, and as he watched his boat drift away from him, a fisherman knew that his only chance of survival was to swim his way out.

“I’ve literally thought about it a hundred million times,” said Scott Thompson. “Like what if I fell off my boat and my boat was in gear.”

All that time daydreaming finally came to fruition on a cold January night when Thompson was thrown off his old blue boat called Miss Grace, as he tried to clear his mind after the death of a close friend.

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