 A man from Esco was hospitalized in Duluth after a near drowning on Caribou Lake, north of Hermantown. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the 64-year-old man fell off a person of watercraft Saturday night and was not wearing a life jacket. Deputies say he was struggling to stay above water before being rescued by a Good Samaritan on a jet ski. The victim lost consciousness on shore but was stable when paramedics took him to the hospital. Authorities are reminding everyone to wear life jackets while riding personal watercraft or on a boat.