Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel

SAN DIEGO – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a man from a sport fishing vessel near the north island of the Coronado Island chain Thursday afternoon.

The Joint Harbor Operations Center received a call from the fishing vessel Outer Limits at 8:19 a.m., stating a 68-year-old man aboard the boat was having health issues and fading in and out of consciousness.

At the time of the call the fishing vessel was more than 70 miles south of San Diego. The Coast Guard and vessel maintained communications through the morning until it was decided by the Eleventh District flight surgeon to take the man off of the boat.

Coast Guard Sector San Diego diverted a 33-foot response boat to remove the man. The boat crew arrived on scene just before 3 p.m., and transported the man to San Diego Harbor Police, where he was then taken to the hospital by awaiting emergency medical technicians.

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