NANTUCKET, MASS. (WHDH) -

A U.S. Coast Guard crew in a helicopter rescued a man who fell ill six miles southwest of Nantucket Tuesday.

The 40-year-old man, whose name was not released, was experiencing abdominal pain about 2 p.m., according to a press release issued Tuesday by the U.S. Coast Guard.

The man was flown back to Air Station Cape Cod where he was transferred to awaiting emergency medical services personnel.

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