ALMOST MADE IT TO BIG RED 8/15/15 "Man swims 95 miles, falls quarter mile short of swim across Lake Michigan " MLive.com

"The Wisconsin native came up against 6-foot waves in the final stretch of his solo swim that began Saturday, Aug. 8. While he was only a quarter of a mile away from shore, a riptide continued to pull Lechner south of his planned destination — Holland's Big Red Lighthouse...."
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/08/man_swims_95_miles_falls_quart.html

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