An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., hoist two men Friday, April 22, 2016, after their boat ran aground on the Maurice River. The aircrew transferred the men to Millville Airport where local EMS personnel were awaiting. U.S. Coast Guard video.
Click image for photoTwo men who were rescued by the Coast Guard arrive at the Millville Airport, N.J., Friday, April 22, 2016. The men ran aground while boating on the Mautice River and were hoisted by an aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Kyle Burke.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Coast Guard rescued two men Friday after their boat ran aground on the Maurice River near Millville, New Jersey.
Cumberland County Fire Department personnel were unable to conduct a surface rescue due to environmental factors.
The Coast Guard received a request for assistance from the Cumberland County Fire Department, which had personnel on scene with the grounded boat, but could not safely transport the men ashore.
Once on scene, the helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City hoisted the two men and transferred them to awaiting EMS personnel at the Millville Airport.
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