VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs 53-year-old man 1 mile east of Satellite Beach

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/22/2018 10:53 AM EDT

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VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs 53-year-old man 1 mile east of Satellite Beach 

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— The Coast Guard medevaced a 53-year-old man Sunday from the vessel Willy Landers one mile east of Satellite Beach.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville received a call from a crewmember of the 75-foot towing vessel at approximately 12:30 a.m., stating the captain was experiencing heart attack symptoms.

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on scene at 3:15 a.m., hoisted the captain and transported him to Holmes Regional Hospital.

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