An Alexandria, Virginia, man was safely rescued after being stranded in Lake Superior last week.

On Monday, July 8, dispatch for the Cook County Sheriff's Office in Grand Marias, Minnesota, received a call around 8:20 p.m. about a man missing in Lake Superior. The man calling from Florida, said his friend used his Black Kawasaki Jetski to try to go from Grand Portage, Minn., to Isle Royale. The caller said his friend had hit a fog bank and run out of gas.

The Grand Marias U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) was called and began coordination with Michigan officials, including the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Soo (in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan).

After some back and forth, with the caller and the missing man, and work with Verizon, officials were able to closely ping the exact location of the stranded jet ski. He was located south, southeast of Isle Royale, about halfway between the island and Ontonagon, Mich.

According to a release from Rand Logistics, Inc., the company who owns the freighter, Michipicoten, they received a call from the USCG around 11 p.m. regarding the missing jet skier as the ship's path of travel was near where he was missing.

Michipicoten Captain Jonathan Barnes later said, "After receiving the call, without hesitation we proceeded toward the coordinates provided by USCG. The gentleman on the jet ski had managed to have cell range for only a short period to make a call to the USCG. We were assisted by a USCG dispatched helicopter."

The Cook County Sheriff's Office said by about 11:43 p.m., they had received word the missing man was aboard the Michipicoten. Just before midnight, the sheriff's office was notified the man would travel on the freighter to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and crews were working to retrieve the stranded jet ski.

Captain Barnes also said, "The crew did a fantastic job in preparing the deck to retrieve him, of course, not knowing the condition of the jet skier if found. The weather was fair, but moderately chilly. And, after some time, the jet skier was found in good health! Immediately USCG was informed, and it was discussed that the best course of action was to take him on the vessel to Sault Ste. Marie. At that time, we decided to retrieve his jet ski as well. This would prevent a future safety marine broadcast of an unmanned vessel if found. Once again, the crew did an amazing job retrieving the craft.”

By about 2 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, the Michipicoten was back on course to Sault Ste. Marie with the extra passenger.