John Gsell was boating off Morro Bay last Friday when his vessel struck a large object. Gsell was thrown overboard into 55-degree water. He swam to a buoy and clung on it for seven hours until a local ...
John Gsell, right, was rescued on the Morro Bay coast on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, after he fell off his boat and was stranded on a buoy near Morro Rock. Morro Bay Police Department A man who was thrown ...