Caught On Camera: Coast Guard Rescues Sick Fisherman Near Cape Cod Coast

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

Click here for the full release! https://t.co/zpaxZ1yeoB pic.twitter.com/1TDGLChzvM

— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) April 8, 2021

A Jayhawk helicopter crew safely medivacked the 50-year-old fisherman to Cape Cod Hospital for treatment.

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April 10, 2021 at 06:27AM