Emergency Medical Services technicians prepare to receive the rescued 49-year-old female rescued by U.S. Coast Guard Station Marathon. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued a 49-year-old woman Monday approximately 6 miles east of Boot Key Harbor.
Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a call over VHF-FM radio channel 16 from the sailing vessel Wandering Spirit reporting the woman aboard had suffered a head injury and needed medical assistance.
A Coast Guard Station Marathon 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boatcrew arrived on scene and transferred her to local emergency medical services at Burrdines Marina for further care.
