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(WTOL) - We have new details on four fisherman rescued Friday, July 3 after their boat capsized in Lake Erie.
Roy Letson tells the Detroit Free Press their heavy catch of walleye may have caused the boat to go under. Letson says the men had their limit, 20 walleye in their coolers.
After their 19' boat capsized, the men clung to the hull for nearly a day before being rescued.
News 11 was there Friday night when the fishermen were brought into Bolles Harbor, just north of Luna Pier. Watch the featured video for their return to Bolles Harbor after 22 hours in the water with their capsized 19' boat.
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Letson tells the Free Press "Maybe we had too much weight on the front of the boat, we had our fish up there. We were all done, coming in. It was real fun, we were having a good time."
The first wave hit, drenching the front of the boat. Then the second. And the third. The boat capsized -- and took their radios and safety equipment underwater. He pulled himself onto the hull, what became the men's floating island through Thursday night's darkness.
Read more from the Detroit Free Press: Rescued fisherman recounts 24 hours adrift on Lake Erie.
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