Ex-Miami Dolphins Player Falls Off Boat, Swims 9 Miles to Shore

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The former Miami Dolphins fullback, 38, survived a frightening ordeal Wednesday evening when he fell off a fishing boat in Florida waters and had to swim nine miles overnight to shore, according to multiple reports.

Konrad, who played for the Dolphins between 1999 and 2004, was found on the beach at around 4:40 a.m. Thursday in Palm Beach, the U.S. Coast Guard told ABC News. He had been in the water for 10-12 hours and was taken to a hospital showing signs of hypothermia.