Document Number: 2454
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Date: July 26, 2008 |
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Coast Guard medevacs sick boater | |
| PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard medevaced a 31-year-old male who became ill and unconscious while boating approximately 45 miles east of Ocean City, Md. today. The name of the patient is unknown. An HH-65 rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., arrived on scene at approximately 9:14 a.m. to medevac the man from the 29-foot boat Josie Ann. The patient was hoisted on board and flown to Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md. The Instigator, a Good Samaritan charter fishing vessel, provided oxygen to the patient prior to the Coast Guard's arrival. The man is listed in stable condition. | |
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