Coast Guard airlifts injured man from fishing boat off Big Island
Dec 26, 2024
HONOLULU (KHON2) -- The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted a 51-year-old man off of a fishing boat off the Honokaa coast Monday night after he sustained an abdominal injury.
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Authorities were alerted by the captain of the boat after the man fell into a porthole, injuring himself.
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The man was transported to the airport in Hilo where he received EMS care and is in stable condition.