His Name Was Umlaut Strohson [Pool Floaty edition]

Belleair Beach, Florida-The US Coast Guard reports a Largo man got drunk on a pool float and drifted a mile out into the Gulf unconscious before finally being spotted by a good samaritan.
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Coast Guard Crews arrived and say they found the man to be severely intoxicated after waking up.

"He was sitting on a small pool raft. Had no idea where he was, didn't know what time of day it was, how long he was out for, or even how far of shore he was," says Petty Officer Brodie MacDonald of the U.S. Coast Guard. "The winds were blowing him further out. Really is quite lucky he is still alive today."
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