Hilton Head boater rescued from Calibogue Sound after three-hour struggle
Hilton Head boater rescued from Calibogue Sound after three-hour struggle By CASEY CONLEY cconley@islandpacket.com 843-706-8147 By CASEY CONLEY The Island Packet Published Thursday, May 17, 2012 Updated Saturday, May 19, 2012 10 Comments Full story: The Island Packet A Hilton Head Island man who fell from a speeding powerboat into Calibogue Sound Tuesday evening escaped serious injury after a New Jersey couple on Daufuskie Island answered his cries for help. John Capin, 51, was in chest-deep water when the rescue party led by N.J. state trooper and part-time island resident John Lebak reached him at about 9 p.m. near Haig Point. Exhausted and disoriented after battling the current Exhausted and disoriented after battling the current for three hours, Capin considers himself lucky to be alive. "I am very thankful John and his wife were out in the golf cart and were able to hear my screams," he said. "I was becoming very tired from all t...