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Coast Guard Medevacs Fisherman Near Chincoteague

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush
Published August 2, 2017 at 8:21 AM EDT
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The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 62-year-old fisherman whose boat was 13 miles off the coast of Chincoteague.

WBOC reports that the Coast Guard was notified around 4 p.m. yesterday that a fisherman had suffered heat-related injuries.

A life boat crew got to the fishing boat Windmill Point around 5 p.m.

The Coast Guard took the man to the Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onley, Virginia.
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Don Rush
Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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