Coast Guard medevacs man 1 mile east of Jekyll Island

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/14/2019 01:40 PM EDT

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Coast Guard medevacs man 1 mile east of Jekyll Island

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 52-year-old man Tuesday from a fishing vessel 1 mile east of Jekyll Island, Georgia.

A Coast Guard Station Brunswick 45-foot Response Boat – Medium crew transported the man to Morningstar Marina where EMS was waiting.

At 11:12 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center watchstanders received a request for a medevac from the fishing vessel Lady Jeanette for a crew member experiencing chest pains.

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