Lauren Conner, (pictured) 32, was found after falling off a boat at the mouth of the Sassafras River on Sunday night. She was missing for 11 hours before being rescued

A missing woman has been found alive after falling off a boat into the water along Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Lauren Conner, 32, was found Monday morning after she fell overboard during a boozy boat ride at the mouth of the Sassafras River 11 hours earlier.

Conner said she believes her training with Crossfit saved her life. The width of the bay from Spesutie Island to Turkey Point is more than one mile.

In a post on Facebook, Conner described the incident as it happened.

'I'm totally fine! Just upset that my family and friends thought I was belly up swimming with the fishes.

'I never ever want them to have to go through that again.

'I was being super careless and yes drunk and just kinda bobbled overboard,' she wrote.

She says she fell overboard and thought initially she was fine but then realized her boyfriend couldn't find her.

Conner writes that she swam to a buoy but it was too round and she couldn't grip it.

She decided to swim towards the shore and floated on her back while moving herself toward the land.

'I thought about my kids and couldn't wait to tell them how tough I was.

'Thought about Ethan having his first day of camp this morning. I at one point sang "just keep swimming just keep swimming".

'Thought about Crossfit and wall balls and the forsaken assault bike and that this was nothing compared to those,' she wrote.

Conner said she believes her training with Crossfit saved her life and helped her swim the more than one mile distance at the mouth of the Sassafras River (pictured)

She wrote that eventually she got to an island and when she realized there was no one there and no one could see her, she attempted to make a bed and sleep until sunrise.

'Sunrise eventually came. It was a beautiful one.

'I saw a boat but he didn't see me there screaming and jumping like a fool,' she wrote.

She said after a while she went into the brush and found some berries before determining the island must be a part of the Aberdeen Proving Ground, an Army facility.

Conner said she eventually flagged down a truck driver and was taken to a facility to call police and her family.

Conner said her father raised her on the bay, which helped her keep her wits about her after she fell overboard

The 32-year-old was medically evaluated before being released and going home with her family. She said she was never scared, but more worried that her family thought she was dead

'(The driver) let me in and I cried like a baby.

'I just needed to let my kids and loved ones know I was alive and OK.

'He took me back to his place of work and called the police. Met a few other nice men who offered me donuts and water and a shirt to wear since I was in a bikini,' she said.

She was found around 7.15am on Monday.

Maryland Natural Resources Police spokeswoman Candy Thomson confirmed the incident.

'Even though the water's pretty warm right now, to have somebody make it through the night is pretty remarkable,' Thomson told the Baltimore Sun.

The 32-year-old was medically evaluated before being released and going home with her family.

'I was never scared. I knew I would be OK. I just needed my family to know that I was,' Conner wrote.

Over the weekend eight boating accidents occurred, none of which were fatal.