Officials say man rescued after spending about 6 hours clinging to boat seat cushion in lake

BENTON, Ky. – Authorities say a Kentucky man has been rescued after spending about six hours clinging to a boat seat cushion in a lake.

The Paducah Sun reports (http://bit.ly/1K9Ai0v) 22-year-old Matthew Row of Benton was rescued Saturday in Kentucky Lake.

Marshall County Emergency Director Curt Curtner says crews found Row around 10 p.m. after "treacherous lake conditions" caused a boat he was in to sink near Birmingham Island.

Curtner says Row was one of six people aboard the rented fish and ski vessel when it went down around 4 p.m. Officials say Row was unable to make it ashore with the other passengers.

Curtner says Row was located about a mile from where the boat submerged.

Row was taken to the hospital. Officials say he did not suffer any serious injuries.