Coast Guard Rescues Man Off Coast Of Montauk

MONTAUK, NY — A U.S. Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter crew medically evacuated a 47-year-old man 65 miles south of Montauk on Friday, the Coast Guard said.

At 8:25 a.m., a fishing vessel named Braedon Michael notified Coast Guard Station Montauk, which then relayed to Sector Long Island Sound about a crew member aboard who was experiencing flu-like symptoms and was in-and-out of consciousness, the Coast Guard said.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter launched from Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., at 9:50 a.m., and arrived on scene approximately an hour later, officials said.

The crew member was safely hoisted from the deck of the Braedon Michael and transported to Air Station Cape Cod, where local emergency medical services were waiting, the Coast Guard said.

Watch video of the rescue below:

Photo, video courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.