People  on washington island reported seeing an individual clinging to a capsized canoe about 500 yards or further out from shore. When rescue boats arrived to the scene, no one was observed in or around the canoe.  Another person who was in the canoe before it capsized was found to have swam about 500 yards from the capsized canoe to shore to get help. Investigation determined per interview of the survivor of this incident, the two men had walked down to the beach. They decided to take the canoe out into the lake. The one pfd in the canoe was very wet so it was left behind. They paddled south for about .25 mile when they decided to turn around. During the turning manuever, the canoe became unbalanced and the survivor fell overboard. In subsequent attempts by the man in the water, to reboard the canoe, the canoe capsized throwing the 'victim' into the water. Both men made several attempts to upright the canoe with no success. The survivor decided to swim for shore while the other man stayed with the canoe. The survivor swam an estimated 5oo yards to shore. Once on shore the survivor went to many residences along the north shore & discovered they were empty and closed for the season. The survivor eventually made it back to the residence they originally left, and someone in the residence called 911. Uscg, dnr, door county sheriff & washington island police dept. Le personnel conducted a search of the area until darkness. The following two days of continued search did not find the victim's body. It remains missing.
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