MUSKEGON, MI – A man was hospitalized Sunday evening after his boat capsized a half mile off the coast of Lake Michigan near the Muskegon Water Filtration Plant, according to Muskegon Fire Department and United States Coast Guard officials.

Officials from the United States Coast Guard as well as the Muskegon Fire Department and Muskegon County Sheriff's Department pull in a boat that reportedly capsized, throwing a man into Lake Michigan on Sunday, June 8. According to USCG Petty Officer Samuel Masri, the man, whose name and age were not made available, has been hospitalized with symptoms of hypothermia.

Officials from the United State Coast Guard Station in Muskegon received a report of a boat – a 23-foot Macgregor sailboat - washing up on shore at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, June 8. Responders were on the scene within nine minutes when another report came that a man had been thrown from the boat and remained in the water.

Muskegon Assistant Fire Chief Ken Chudy said four boats responded to the scene – one from USCG, one from the Muskegon County Sheriff's Department and two from the Muskegon Fire Department.

Muskegon County Sheriff's officials made first contact with the victim and transported him to the Coast Guard Station before the man was taken to the hospital.

USCG Petty Officer Samuel Masri said the victim, whose name and age were not made available, appeared to be suffering from hypothermia as a result of the length of time he was in the water.

Masri could not comment beyond that on the extent of the victim's injuries.

Dillon Davis is a staff writer at MLive Muskegon Chronicle. Email him at ddavis11@mlive.com and follow him on Twitter @DillonDavis.