Coast Guard rescues boater off East Haven

Updated: Friday, 24 Aug 2012, 11:44 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 24 Aug 2012, 11:44 AM EDT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a man was rescued from his boat off East Haven after he reported suffering chest pains.

The 48-year-old man was about 1,500 yards from Lighthouse Point Park when he issued the distress call at about 6:10 p.m. Thursday.

The guard said Friday that the man was transferred to a rescue boat and a local salvage operator towed the man's 24-foot boat to safety.

A Coast Guard spokesman said the man was receiving treatment at a hospital in New Haven.

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