Coast Guard rescues 65-year-old man from water near Ponce Inlet

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/24/2020 04:40 PM EST

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Coast Guard rescues 65-year-old man from water near Ponce Inlet

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued a 65-year-old man from the water near Ponce Inlet, Monday.

A Coast Guard Station Ponce De Leon Inlet 24-foot Special Purpose Craft – Shallow Water (SPC-SW) boat crew recovered the man from the water and safely transported him to Station Ponce in good condition.

At approximately 1:30 p.m., as they were transiting outbound for a patrol, the SPC-SW boat crew was alerted by good Samaritans that a man in an electric wheelchair had fallen off a dock and was in need of assistance.

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