Rob Konrad's improbable story of falling off his boat and swimming 27 miles to shore was not a fish story, a Florida agency concluded in its follow-up investigation of the January incident that has brought much notoriety to the former NFL fullback.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday Konrad would not face charges or any other repercussions after the organization completed a review of his claims that he fell overboard during an all-day fishing trip Jan. 7 and swam 16 hours to shore.
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Konrad said he set off on a solo excursion early that morning and was thrust into the water while trying to reel in a fish off the Florida coast. The boat, on auto-pilot, drifted too far away, so Konrad made the decision to swim to shore.
Around 4:30 the next morning, the 38-year-old turned up on the near West Palm Beach, where he rang the doorbell of an oceanfront home for help. He was taken to a hospital and treated for hypothermia and dehydration.
Konrad, a Syracuse product who played for the Dolphins from 1998-2004, told the details of his survival story to the media several days later.
"I shouldn't be here," he said.
The FWC says it all checks out.
"(Konrad) initially tried to swim back to the boat but was unable to catch up to it,'' the FWC's report states. "He then altered his plan and decided to swim west, towards the sun and the shore."
It also confirmed the timeline, when Konrad fell into the water around 12:30 p.m. until he reached shore at 4:22 a.m.
The report went on to reveal Konrad's 31-foot boat sustained more than $70,000 worth of damage before it was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard when it washed up in the Bahamas two days later.
A picture of some of the damage to front of Rob Konrad's boat. Estimate for all damage $70,000. pic.twitter.com/EyFCzJYrJO
— Will Manso (@WillManso) February 18, 2015