Crime & Safety
Coast Guard Rescues Sick Fisherman Off Cape Cod
The 54-year-old was flown to the hospital after he fell ill 42 miles offshore.
NANTUCKET, MA – A fisherman was flown to the hospital Sunday after falling ill off the coast of Cape Cod, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The 54-year-old was airlifted from the fishing boat Generation, which was 42 miles off Nantucket.
The captain reported the ill crew member around 5:20 p.m. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter flew the man to Massachusetts General Hospital.
The fisherman was in stable condition at the time of the transfer, the Coast Guard said.
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Last night, #USCG Air Station #CapeCod medevaced a sick fisherman off the fishing boat Generation 42 miles off #Nantucket. Read more here: https://t.co/Pb5o1v80Wy pic.twitter.com/Q1JE9noBzT
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) November 12, 2018
Top photo: Michigan-based Coast Guard helicopter in 2012 (Lt. Davey Connor/U.S. Coast Guard photo)
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