Coast Guard rescues man injured by boat propeller near Elliott Key
Coast Guard crews rescued a -year-old man who suffered a serious leg injury from a boat propeller near Elliott Key agents explained The Coast Guard broadcasted receiving an emergency call at p m on Tuesday about a man injured near the Elliott Key Sandbar Crews from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach and the Maritime Safety and Safeguard Association who were conducting training nearby diverted to the scene and applied first aid including a tourniquet to control bleeding The injured man was transported by Coast Guard small boat to the Boca Chita dock where Miami-Dade Fire Rescue airlifted him to Jackson South Therapeutic Center for advanced health care
