Coast Guard Rescues Injured Fisherman Off Cape May Coast

A 27-year-old fisherman suffered a leg injury while 62 miles off the coast of Cape May and had to be medevaced early Friday morning, the Coast Guard said.

A crew member from the fishing vessel Stacy Lee called watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia at approximately 12:45 a.m. to request assistance.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City responded, and hoisted the man at around 2:40 a.m.

He was transferred to EMS personnel at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City.

"The crew of the fishing boat did a good job administrating first aid to the survivor," said Petty Officer 3rd Class Joe Foss, the rescue swimmer on the case. "The boat was rocking forward and aft in the large seas, so we had to be careful not to hit the antennas as we performed the hoists. All of our training definitely made this a successful rescue."

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