 The victim lost consciousness on shore but was stable when paramedics took him to the hospital. Authorities are reminding everyone to wear a life jacket while riding a personal watercraft or on a boat. The family of a Fargo man who nearly drowned in Detroit Lakes on Little Detroit Lake is asking for help as he recovers. 24-year-old Sterling Buchholz was swimming on the beach in Detroit Lakes the afternoon of July 6th and did not resurface.