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| Coast Guard medevacs man near John's Pass **VIDEO AVAILABLE** |
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TAMPA, Fla. - The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 55-year-old male from a 41-foot commercial dive vessel about 60-miles west of John's Pass, Fla., at approximately 4 p.m. Sunday.
Crewmembers aboard the vessel contacted Coast Guard Setor Mobile's command center in Mobile, Ala., at about 2 p.m. reporting that Bill Nelson was suffering from decompression sickness amd needed immediate medical attention. Search and rescue coordinators from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., launched an HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., and safely hoisted Nelson aboard the aircraft. Nelson was taken to Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., at about 5 p.m. Click here to view video footage of the medevac. |
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