Coast Guard Rescues Man off Atlantic City Coast

The Coast Guard rescued a 57-year-old man who was suffering abdominal pain from a fishing vessel about 60 miles east of Atlantic City on Wednesday.

Crew members aboard the fishing vessel Jeffrey Scott alerted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia of the emergency around 5:20 p.m. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to assist.

The man was hoisted off his vessel at about 6:45 p.m., and was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City at 7:30 p.m., where he received further medical attention.

"This was a challenging hoist due to the amount of rigging on the boat, but when we got on scene, the crew was prepared and extremely helpful," Lt. Kyle Burke, a pilot on the case, said. "They maintained great communications with us through their VHF radio and everything went very smoothly. I'm so glad we were able to help this man get to the medical attention he needed."

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