VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs man from boat 52 miles west of Homosassa River
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/14/2018 05:43 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Tampa Bay |
Coast Guard medevacs man from boat 52 miles west of Homosassa River
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 78-year-old man Thursday from a boat 52 miles west of Homosassa River.
Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders received a distress call at 1:21 p.m. via VHF-FM marine band radio channel 16. A crewmember aboard a 35-foot boat reported a man was suffering from symptoms of a stroke and needed emergency medical assistance.
A Coast Guard Seventh District flight surgeon recommended the man be medevaced.
An Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew was diverted and medevaced the man to Tampa General Hospital for further care.
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