Coast Guard medevacs diver 20 miles west of Egmont Key

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/13/2017 02:22 PM EDT

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August 13, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Tampa Bay
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Tampa Bay
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Coast Guard medevacs diver 20 miles west of Egmont Key

A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Cortez, Florida, transfers a 43-year-old man to EMS at Fort De Soto Park Bay Pier, Florida, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. The Coast Guard boatcrew medevaced the man from a 23-foot boat after he surfaced from a dive experiencing dizziness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Cortez, Florida, transfers a 43-year-old man to EMS at Fort De Soto Park Bay Pier, Florida, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. The Coast Guard boatcrew medevaced the man from a 23-foot boat after he surfaced from a dive experiencing dizziness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The Coast Guard medevaced a 43-year-old diver from a boat 20 miles west of Egmont Key, Sunday.

At 11:06 a.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a call via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16 from crewmembers aboard a 23-foot boat reporting a diver in their party had surfaced experiencing dizziness and requested medical assistance.

A flight surgeon was notified and recommended the man be medevaced.

A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Station Cortez was launched, arrived on scene and transported the man to Fort De Soto Park Bay Pier. The man was transferred to EMS in stable condition.

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