CLEARWATER, Fla. (WSVN) — U.S. Coast Guard crews near Clearwater rushed to save the captain of a fishing boat Sunday night.
Crews launched a helicopter to med-evac the 77-year old from the middle of the ocean when he started showing symptoms of a heart attack.
That captain was taken to a Fort Myers Hospital for further treatment.
No word on his current condition.
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