Date: Sept. 29, 2008

Contact: Petty Officer Bill Colclough
(216) 902-6020 office
(216) 310-2608 cell

 Coast Guard transports man with leg condition

STURGEON BAY, Wis. - U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay medically evacuated a 52-year-old male experiencing a swollen calf from the Wilferd J. Sykes 14 miles offshore Sturgeon Bay Monday at approximately 3 p.m.

"There was concern he may have had a blood clot," said Jonathan LeBeau, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan Operation Unit Controller.

A 41-foot utility boat crew transferred the man safely from the 667-foot laker to awaiting Emergency Medical Services on shore.

For further inquiries, contact the Ninth District Public Affairs Office at 216-902-6020 or the duty cell at 216-310-2608.

For official Coast Guard video b-roll of the 41-foot utility boat, click on the link below:

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php/v/video/41b-roll.wmv.html

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