logo
welcome
ABC News

ABC News

Marathon swimmer says he quit Lake Michigan after going in wrong direction with dead GPS

ABC News
Summary
Nutrition label

71% Informative

Jim Dreyer , 60 , was pulled from the water last Thursday after 60 miles ( 96 kilometers ) He said he had been swimming north all day — “the wrong direction,” he said.

He said his “brain was mush” and he was having hallucinations about freighters and a steel wall.

He was towing an inflatable boat with nutrition and supplies last week .

VR Score

73

Informative language

70

Neutral language

28

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

27

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links