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Coast Guard helicopter evacuates patient from ship off San Francisco
A man on the container ship Ever Elite was airlifted by Coast Guard due to a medical emergency near San Francisco.
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KRON4 reported that a man aboard the container ship Ever Elite experienced a medical emergency on Friday morning off the coast of San Francisco.
The U.S. Coast Guard was alerted just before 11 a.m. and dispatched a helicopter crew to the ship to assist the patient.
The Coast Guard successfully evacuated the man from the vessel by helicopter to receive medical care onshore.
Officials have not released further details about the man's condition or the circumstances leading to the emergency.
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