A man who was thrown out of a boat and into the chilly waters of Lake Superior last week and swam to a nearby island for safety is sharing more details of his wild story.

Pete Joice, 41, a web developer, music producer and father of three from Duluth, had traveled to Grand Portage in far northeast Minnesota last Friday for a fishing trip to Isle Royale National Park.

He and his friend Joe Modec stopped at the Grand Portage marina to fill up their boat with gas. Meanwhile, Joice’s father and 12-year old son left in a different boat to begin the 20-mile journey across Lake Superior to Isle Royale.

It was about dusk when Modec and Joice finally headed out on the lake themselves. They drove along shore a bit to get the motor warmed up, then turned and started heading across the lake toward

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