31-year-old Matt Frymire was attempting to kayak from Milwaukee to Grand Haven.

His attempt fell short.

Frymire called for help on Monday morning and was rescued by the United States Coast Guard.

Frymire was about 30 miles west of Muskegon when he called for help.

Just after 8:30 a.m., EST, the Coast Guard in Milwaukee received notification of a distress signal received from the middle of Lake Michigan.

A Milwaukee Coast Guard crew aboard a 45-foot response boat, and a Grand Haven crew aboard a 47-foot response boat were both sent to help. A Coast Guard aircrew from Muskegon, aboard a Dolphin helicopter, also responded.

At about 9:30 a.m., EST, the aircrew from Muskegon arrived overhead of the man's last known position and located him waving his hands for help.

A rescue swimmer was lowered into the water to assess the man's condition. Both were then hoisted aboard the helicopter and taken to the Air Facility where they were met by local emergency medical services.

The man was suffering extreme seasickness and confirmed that he had set off the distress alert from his PLB.

Waves were around 10 feet at the sight of the rescue.

"The personal locator beacon played a huge role in the success of this rescue," said Lt. Cmdr. Shana Donaldson, the pilot during the rescue from Air Facility Muskegon. "Having the survivor's position made it easier for our crew to reach him quickly and get him out of a hazardous situation."

WZZM has comments from Frymire:

I'm kind of disappointed it was a good challenge.

I just wanted a big goal to work towards with my training and everything. There wasn't much wind, it was warm, the water was warm the whole time.

I don't know if I'll try it again or not.

Frymire didn't have a companion boat because he wanted to be alone.

A companion boat and closer monitoring of the weather both seem like good ideas in the future. Maybe staying on shore does too?

Thanks to the USCG for all of their hard work in keeping Frymire and others safe.

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