A 65-year-old crewman was airlifted to the Health Sciences this morning after running into trouble while on a fishing boat off the south coast this morning.
A Cormorant from the 103 Search and Rescue Squadron in Gander was dispatched around 7:30 this morning to the Northern Challenger, approximately 31 nautical miles southwest of St. Pierre.
The man, who was reporting cardiac symptoms, was lifted aboard the helicopter and flown to St. John’s for treatment.