Man airlifted from yacht
Published:
8:32 AM December 4, 2009
Updated:
8:24 PM October 11, 2020
ESSEX: A man had to be rescued after becoming ill on board a yacht near Maylandsea on the river Blackwater.The incident happened at 8.15am on Thursday.
ESSEX: A man had to be rescued after becoming ill on board a yacht near Maylandsea on the river Blackwater.
The incident happened at 8.15am on Thursday.
Coastguards were unable to launch a rescue boat as the man's yacht was aground and surrounded by mud.
An RAF helicopter was called and the man was air-lifted to Southend Airport.
He was later transferred by ambulance to Southend Hospital.