Medical Coasties rescue diver with chest pains 70 miles out - Egmont Key, Florida

[DandyDon]

Coast Guard rescues diver suffering from chest pains 70 miles from Egmont Key

A diver in distress was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) on Saturday.

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EGMONT KEY, Fla. (CBS12) — A diver in distress was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) on Saturday.

The USCG stated thatthe diver reportedly suffered from chest pains while on a 31-foot vessel while he was 70 miles Southwest of Egmont Key.

A USCG Air Station Clearwater helicopter aircrew and a U.S. Coast Guard Station Cortez boat crew collaborated to medevac the diver safely.

Following the rescue operation, the individual was transferred to Gulf Coast Medical Center for further medical treatment.

 

[Wookie]

What a weird location. Why not 70 miles SW of St Pete? Why some obscure island?

 

[Manatee Diver]

What a weird location. Why not 70 miles SW of St Pete? Why some obscure island?

Because it is regurgitating a post by the USCG.

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My guess the boat crew provided the position based on a way point back to the bay and Egmont is right in the center of the bay.

 

[Wookie]

Because it is regurgitating a post by the USCG.

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My guess the boat crew provided the position based on a way point back to the bay and Egmont is right in the center of the bay.

Oh, I get that, but I would think that the whirlybird would reference distance to an airfield or a rescue boat would reference distance to the station.

 

[Manatee Diver]

Oh, I get that, but I would think that the whirlybird would reference distance to an airfield or a rescue boat would reference distance to the station.

Probably way point to Egmont and then head south on the ICW to get to their station. At least that is how I did it when operating north of AMI and my dock was not far from USCG Cortez. I never bothered programing the GPS to follow the ICW.

 

[The Chairman]

Everyone and their brother knows Egmont Key.

J/K, I had to look it up, though once I saw it, I remember I had a buddy from college who lived there. Wonderful drummer!

 

[Johnoly]

Saturday was the St. Pete Open (The world's largest spearfishing tournament) near Egmont. 70 miles out but I'm guessing they were already headed in from near the deep middle grounds ledge areas til the helo met them at 70 mi. Conditions were flat for lots of boats to make the triple outboards throttles down run to the land of the really big fish. The winning fish was a 98lb Black Grouper which is filleted and then eaten.

 

[Manatee Diver]

Saturday was the St. Pete Open (The world's largest spearfishing tournament) near Egmont. 70 miles out but I'm guessing they were already headed in from near the deep middle grounds ledge areas til the helo met them at 70 mi.

Based on the photos the transfer was done on the Cortez's response boat.

My guess is that they already had the response boats from the St Pete and Cortez deployed out just in case they were needed out near the middle grounds.