JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 47-year-old man Sunday night from a 92-foot tug boat near the entrance of the St. Johns River near the Mayport, Fla., jetties.
A Coast Guard Station Mayport 47-foot Motor-Lifeboat crew evacuated Andy Syska, from the vessel Peggy Winslow. A crewmember aboard the vessel sent a radio distress call to Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators at Sector Jacksonville around 7 p.m. to report Syska suffered a leg injury and was in severe pain.
The crew transported Syska to awaiting EMS at the Mayport boat ramp
Syska was reportedly in fair condition.
