(WHDH) — Video captured the moment the Coast Guard rescued a fisherman who was having a medical emergency off the coast of Cape Cod on Sunday.
The Coast Guard First District watchstanders received a report from the 65-foot fishing vessel Direction of a crewmember who was experiencing diabetic-related conditions and needed assistance, according to the Coast Guard.
A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched and safely hoisted the fisherman.
He was transferred to EMS in Barnstable before being taken to Cape Cod Hospital.
His current condition has not been released.
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