Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Man arrested for surfing in frigid Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Chicago police arrested and ticketed a man for surfing in the frigid waters of Lake Michigan. Advertisement Rex Flodstrom, 40, was ticketed Tuesday for surfing more than 50 yards from shore, unlawful presence on a closed beach and jeopardizing the safety of others on the beach, police told the Chicago Tribune Wednesday. Police also confiscated his surfboard. Police said they received a call about 5 p.m. about a man in the lake near the Oak Street Beach and found Flodstrom on his surfboard. The temperature in Chicago at the time of the incident was in the upper 20s, the National Weather Service reported. "Lifeguards are no longer on duty and swimming is discouraged at all beaches," the Chicago Park District Web site said of the beach. Beaches are scheduled to reopen May 25. Advertisement Billions appear in teacher's account BALURGHAT, India, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A teacher in India said he was shocked to check his bank account, which he expected to contain $200, and saw a balance of $9.8 billion. Parijat Saha of Balurghat, who makes about $700 a month teaching in West Bengal, said he checked his account online and was baffled to see he had somehow become a billionaire, the BBC reported Wednesday. Saha said he double-checked the account using an ATM and called the State Bank of India when the balance was confirmed. He said bank officials did not say how the error happened, but they told him the funds were marked as "uncleared" and would not be available for withdrawal. Bank officials declined to comment. "I called up a friend in the bank and joked, maybe money is overflowing in your bank, that's why your system has remitted so much money into my account," Saha said. Stolen ring found for sale in Canada DEKALB, Ga., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- One of five Florida State University championship rings stolen from a Georgia man has been found put up for sale in Canada. Jeff Womble of DeKalb, Ga., who played nose tackle at FSU from 1999 to 2003, said five of his championship rings, including the 2001 Orange Bowl Florida State championship ring, were taken from his mother's house in November, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Wednesday. Advertisement Womble said he was contacted recently by a London, Ontario, woman who said she found the Orange Bowl ring, which is engraved with Womble's name, for sale on Web site Kijiji. The woman, who asked not to be named, contacted police and officers recovered the ring from a man who purchased it though a private sale. "It's going to be returned shortly. Arrangements are being made," London police spokesman Dennis Rivest said. Womble said another of his rings was returned in December by a man who said he found it on the street. Police said they have tied an 11-year-old boy to the burglary and they are looking into whether other juveniles were involved. Missing man burned cash for warmth TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A 66-year-old man who was missing for two days in the Washington state mountains said he burned leaves, socks and money to keep warm. Yong Chun Kim, of Tacoma, Wash., went missing while snowshoe hiking Saturday and was found healthy Monday by a search team, ABC News reported Wednesday. Kim, who did not require medical attention, said he burned leaves, socks and cash including $1 and $5 bills to keep warm in the freezing temperatures. Advertisement "I feel pretty good," Kim said after his rescue Monday. Kim was reported missing after he fell down a slope and became separated from the group he was leading to an area called Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park.
