Coast Guard medevacs crewman from boat near Wachapreague, Va.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. &ampndash The Coast Guard assisted with a medevac of a man who was noted as staying unconscious aboard a fishing vessel around three miles east of Wachapreague, Va., Tuesday.

A crewmember aboard the fishing vessel John S. Dempster Jr. called Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders at approximately 5 a.m., stating that a crewmember had passed out in the course of breakfast.

Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Wachapreague, Va., launched with nearby EMS aboard and transferred the guy aboard to transport him to waiting EMS at the station.

The guy was transported from station Wachapreague to Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Va.

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