Man swimming across Detroit River rescued by mail boat [Video]

A man swimming across the Detroit River from Windsor to Detroit was rescued by a mail boat, according to the J.W. Westcott Company.

The crew was alerted to a person trying to swim across the river on Monday night.

The US Mail Boat J.W. Westcott II began a search for the swimmer with an approximate location near the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park Development.

“He was conscious when we found him. He was actually swimming inside a life ring, paddling across the Detroit River,” Capt. Neil Schultheiss said. “Apparently, when he jumped in the river on the Windsor side from one of the parks, somebody threw a life ring to him and he took that life ring, got inside of it and started swimming across the Detroit River.”

According to a news release from the company, a deckhand spotted the man at around 11 p.m. He was reportedly swimming …