CG medevacs fisherman near Destin

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 65-year-old fisherman from a catamaran June 8 some 20 nautical miles south of Destin, Fla. Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Ala., watchstanders received a request for medical assistance from the catamaran Pecan around 8 a.m. Friday. CG Station Destin launched a response boat and crew. The boatcrew successfully transferred the man in stable condition to local EMS who transported him to Fort Walton Medical Center. (Source: Coast Guard 06/08/18)