Thanks for your insight, ruling that out I suppose it could have been a private boat, or no boat at all.
Yeah, I actually think he either drowned off the beach or fell off a boat. We just had a doctor fall off his boat over on the west coast. Boat was found, he wasn't and is presumed dead.
The Coast Guard is ending their active search for missing Naples doctor, Chaundre Cross. Cross was last seen on Aug. 10.
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People fall off freighters too. I had a friend who found a guy in the ocean off Ft. Lauderdale.
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COLLINS: A cargo worker is alive and well this morning after an amazing rescue at sea. 28-year-old Gurjit Singh spent more than 12 hours floating in the Atlantic after falling overboard from his ship. A local fisherman, Mike Genoun, found him yesterday, six miles off the coast of Florida, and pulled him from the water. Captain Mike joining us now from the deck of his boat, "The Big Red," in Lighthouse Point, Florida.
Captain, good morning. Thanks for being here. MIKE GENOUN, RESCUED MAN AT SEA: Good morning.
COLLINS: I know that you were out fishing for mahi-mahi yesterday. You are a sports fisherman. But you realized that the Coast Guard was searching for something in the water. You didn't know what it was until you say you came upon something that you thought maybe was a log at first.
GENOUN: We did. We headed out early in the morning, and we did know the Coast Guard was looking for someone or something. There was a Coast Guard helicopter searching the area, low to the water. And at around 10:00 we stumbled across what we initially thought was a log, which started waving its arms. So we knew for sure that it was someone in the water.
COLLINS: What kind of shape was he in? How did you assess his condition as you came upon him?
GENOUN: He was really -- I'll tell you, Heidi, he was really in poor shape. He was hypothermic. He was definitely in shock. He was freezing. He was barely moving at all. As soon as we saw him we immediately contacted the Coast Guard, we maneuvered into position, safely brought him aboard. We immediately administered some initial First Aid, provided him some water, tried to keep him warm. But he was barely moving at all. He couldn't speak, couldn't say a sound, couldn't move any of his extremities.
And I'm sure he was thrilled that he was on a boat and out of the water. But he was definitely in shock, and I don't know if he was in the water for a few more hours, who knows what might have happened.
COLLINS: Right. And great that you were able to provide him with that basic care there, First Aid care. And I think we just saw a little bit of video of the life jacket that he was wearing. Do you have that this morning? What -- it was covered with tar?
GENOUN: It is. He was very, very difficult to spot. He was a petite guy with dark hair, and he had a dark complexion, dark shirt and he was wearing a life jacket, as you can see, is completely covered in tar which made it even more difficult to spot him in the water. Had he been wearing a bright orange jacket or maybe even this jacket on the opposite side, I think that it would have been much easier for someone to pinpoint him.
We were probably only 30 or 40 feet away from him and we could barely see him. The water was a little choppy. And again he was submerged. So it was difficult to spot.
COLLINS: Well, I know that you sped in your boat because the Coast Guard thought maybe he wasn't in very good condition to move him onto their boat to the shore. Quickly, what are you hearing about his condition today?
GENOUN: Well, what I heard yesterday afternoon is that he was doing better. And that's really all I heard. He didn't look too good when we initially brought him on board. The Coast Guard did administer some -- you know, again, continued to administer First Aid. We took him back to shore, where initial rescue guys, or I should say additional rescue guys helped him out and eventually got him off the boat. He was kind of in and out of consciousness then. But I did hear late yesterday afternoon that he was doing better. So I'm happy to hear that.
COLLINS: All right. Well, maybe you will meet him one day. Captain Mike Genoun...
GENOUN: I hope so. I hope so."
COLLINS: ... certainly appreciate your time this morning and your story. Good job out there on the seas. And now back to Bill in Columbus, Ohio, once again this morning.