Father of Survivor contestant almost dies when boat capsizes

The father of a contestant on the CBS reality show Survivor is lucky to be alive after spending five hours thrashing about in the ocean after being knocked off his boat by a wave.

Coast Guards rescued 55 year old mortgage broker Michael Wilson as he treaded water in the ocean miles northwest of Los Angeles. He had taken the boat out alone in preparation to sell it when a moment of turbulence caused him to fall off the boat.

Wilson, clad only in a long-sleeve shirt and tennis shoes was treated for hypothermia and exhaustion, according to the Associated Press.

Wilson’s son, Jeff, is a personal trainer who was on Survivor: Palau. He was voted off in the third week.

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