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Marathon swimmer ends his quest to cross Lake Michigan after two days

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Jim Dreyer appeared to turn around and return to shore by boat Thursday in Michigan .

He was attempting to swim to Milwaukee from Grand Haven , Michigan , an odyssey that likely would have covered more than 80 miles .

He swam across Lake Michigan , from Two Rivers, Wisconsin , to Michigan ’s Ludington State Park , in 1998 .

He twice tried to cross the lake in 2023 but had to give up because of volatile weather.

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