Caught On Camera: Coast Guard Rescues Sick Fisherman Near Cape Cod Coast
CAPE COD, Mass. (CBSNewYork) -- A rescue at sea during high winds and rough waves was caught on camera Wednesday.
The Coast Guard responded to a New Jersey-based commercial fishing boat about 100 miles southeast of Cape Cod.
A crew member on board was experiencing shortness of breath and a fever.
Check out another successful #medevac #rescue by @USCG off of #CapeCod, #Massachusetts from yesterday evening! #AirStation #BravoZulu ????
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A Jayhawk helicopter crew safely medivacked the 50-year-old fisherman to Cape Cod Hospital for treatment.