July 23, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard medevaced a man near Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, Saturday.
The New Jersey State Police contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Cape May at about 1 p.m. reporting a 57-year-old man aboard a 25-foot recreational boat suffered a head injury near Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.
Station Cape May launched a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew to assist. The boat crew arrived on scene four minutes after receiving the initial notification and transported the man to awaiting emergency medical personnel at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May.
The NJSP also responded.
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