Don't know if they are investigating because they doubt his story or what....
Investigation into Rob Konrad incident at sea could take a month
By Adam H. Beasley
Miami Herald (TNS)
Rob Konrad’s Hollywood story of survival in the Atlantic has triggered a range of reactions - from admiration and awe to, in the more cynical quarters, outright skepticism.
But for those looking for an independent source to confirm what happened and how between the time Konrad left shore in his 31-foot fishing boat midday on Jan. 7 to when he staggered up the beach in Palm Beach the next morning, you might need to wait awhile.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating the incident, since it is technically a boating accident (Konrad says he fell off his boat while trying to reel in a fish nine miles off the coast of Palm Beach County). However, the agency’s report on the incident likely will not be completed for at least a month, FWC told the Miami Herald on Wednesday.
Konrad, the former Miami Dolphins fullback who still lives in South Florida, became a national curiosity after news broke of his 16 hours spent in the ocean.
Konrad, who estimates he traveled 27 miles in the water before finally reaching land, continues to recover from hypothermia and dehydration.
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Investigation into Rob Konrad incident at sea could take a month
By Adam H. Beasley
Miami Herald (TNS)
Rob Konrad’s Hollywood story of survival in the Atlantic has triggered a range of reactions - from admiration and awe to, in the more cynical quarters, outright skepticism.
But for those looking for an independent source to confirm what happened and how between the time Konrad left shore in his 31-foot fishing boat midday on Jan. 7 to when he staggered up the beach in Palm Beach the next morning, you might need to wait awhile.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating the incident, since it is technically a boating accident (Konrad says he fell off his boat while trying to reel in a fish nine miles off the coast of Palm Beach County). However, the agency’s report on the incident likely will not be completed for at least a month, FWC told the Miami Herald on Wednesday.
Konrad, the former Miami Dolphins fullback who still lives in South Florida, became a national curiosity after news broke of his 16 hours spent in the ocean.
Konrad, who estimates he traveled 27 miles in the water before finally reaching land, continues to recover from hypothermia and dehydration.
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That's an awful lot of obstacles to overcome. Swimming would be brutal because you can't open your eyes in the salt water. I can't imagine the fear and anxiety that first hit him when it happened. I guess once he was able to let go of it and get swimming, it was a matter of just grinding it out and taking one stroke at a time. That's a long time to think about how much your life is worth, but the human brain is capable of many things once adrenaline and endorphins enter the picture. He must have a great life to be that determined to keep it.
This 27 mile thing is starting to come into question a lot the last few days.
This number came strictly from Conrad himself.
That was my first question when I first read the story.
How did they come up with 27 miles?
How did they figure out the route after the fact unless he was wearing a tracking device ?
The answer to those questions is it's impossible to know.
There are many different ways to get from point A to point B.
Just because you may know where he fell off the boat and where he ended up there are unlimited ways and routes to get from A to B.
When I made all my projections on how many people in the world could pull this off I used Conrad and what he did as my baseline based on his story of 27 miles.
Now if he actually did not travel 27 miles and took a more direct path( as short as 9 miles) this would greatly increase the number of people who could pull this off.
But I was assuming if an ex NFL player who retired 8 years ago in slightly above average shape could pull this off then there had to be at least a million or more other people in the world that could pull it off.
That was my basis. If Conrad could do it many other people in this world fit the profile to do it.
I think people like Patsfan1283 were making their projections more on the basis of the actual 27 miles more then I was.
I was using Conrad actually pulling it off and trying to figure out how many people fit his physical profile.
Patsfans was making his projections based on the 27 miles.
So what does this mean at the end of the day?
I think it could mean that we are both right.
Patsfans is correct about the incredibly small number of people that could actually do the 27 mile thing and I'm right about the number of people who could pull this off the exact way Conrad pulled it off.
I think at the end of this investigation we are going to find out Conrad swam less then half the 27 miles miles he said he did.
Im not saying he intentionally lied about the distance .
But that 27 mile thing never made sense to me .
BAS, I'm glad you have confidence in me. I'm not sure about this one. Not really sure if I have all the details here, but 27 miles?
To expound on the story (from my Coast Guard experience) they can run a "drift pattern". I'm not sure how accurate it would be over this amount of time and the uncertain location of where he was exactly, bu it would be close.
Personally, I don't think I would drown.....but exhaustion, dehydration, and hypothermia would be a factor. I've swam a 3.5 mile ocean marathon a few times in my life (when I was a Jacksonville Beach lifeguard). I've run 17 marathons including Boston, so I have endurance. But anything over 4-6 hours really taxes the human body withouth refueling (food, water, sugar, etc).
This is truly an amazing story!
I Said it because I know how Physical fit you are, and are into fitness, Plus your Back round.
At this point, after further thought.... I now have some doubt in this story.
I also agree with some, that LESS than 1% of the world can be able to do this.
again it will be interesting to see how they figure out the distance ..... I think if they said it was 10 Miles, that would be amazing too. 27 Miles ?? I don't know.. Plus under those conditions...
Thanks for the input
I don't doubt he was in the water for that amount of time, but the distance is probably inaccurate. Think about it, a marathon (on land) is 26.2 miles and the average person takes well over 4.5 hours. It's probably closer to 10-ish, which is still amazing that he survived. Guy is lucky to be alive!
but endurance sport is different than this. Much different. The end game is death , here. Fear can get a man going (massive, continous enodgenous epinephrine) and the 'impossible' becomes possible. However, water will be the limiting extraneous factor.More than approx three days and he's in huge trouble as too much stress on the body. various factors can change that number (% of body fat, temperature, resting or working? metabolic rate....etc).
also he wasn't 'swimming' the whole distance-- putting the body in an anaerobic state and elevating your heart to high levels is suicide. Coast, float on your back
. then re-start at a cool pace Konrad?-- was a swimmer, in seemingly good shape (not obese), mentally strong chap
, knew sea navigation ( he went west not east, )
