On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:34:59 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:


"John T" wrote in message
om...

Are you sure about that survival rate? Here's one site that provides stats
disproving that theory (old, but the trends aren't likely to have changed
much since):

http://www.equipped.com/ditchingmyths.htm


I don't see any statistics there regarding an unplanned 20+ mile swim in
Lake Michigan.

Not to worry. The water is so cold even a good swimmer would sucumb to
hypothermia well before reaching shore. Going across from Ludington
it's 50 miles so the swim could be 25 miles.