A man is recovering in hospital after he was found clinging to a floating raft in Lake Joseph.

According to Muskoka Lakes Fire Department, the 19-year-old was at a party on Tuesday, at around 12:30 a.m. when he went out for a swim.

When the man didn’t return after 30 minutes, emergency crews were notified. A search was conducted and the man was found on a floating raft about 40 metres from shore.

Officials say he was displaying the effects of hypothermia.

The man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.