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WATCH: Coast Guard medevacs 48-year-old man 75 miles south of Destin

The Coast Guard medevaced a 48-year-old man Saturday from a charter fishing vessel approximately 75 miles offshore from Destin, Florida.

Jared Williams

A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a 48-year-old man experiencing a medical emergency aboard a charter fishing vessel 75 miles south of Destin on Saturday evening.

The distress call came in around 7 p.m. when crew members of the charter fishing vessel Kraken Reels contacted Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders requesting emergency medical evacuation for the passenger.

In response, Coast Guard Sector Mobile coordinated with Air Station New Orleans, dispatching an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to the scene.

The helicopter crew successfully hoisted the man from the vessel and transported him to Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola where emergency medical services personnel were waiting.

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