Today in a media interview, Konrad now claims he was in the water for 16 hours and covered 27 miles due to currents. Not sure what to think and although we may never know the complete story - he did survive to live another day.

http://abc7news.com/sports/rob-konrad-i-shouldnt-be-here/471998/
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