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A boater was rescued unconscious...

The boat was circling out of control, vessel grabbed and the only person aboard was unconscious. Report ends there..

Never heard of such an occurrence, but it is always a possibility.

Note that the article is a teaser on the newspaper site and the "real" article will be in print tomorrow. << sigh >>
 
GULFPORT, Miss. — The Coast Guard rescued a man from an out-of-control pleasure boat near the Gulfport Ship Channel, Monday, July 29, 2009.

Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Ala. received a report at 8:17 a.m. from a crewmember aboard the motor vessel Miami River that the 39-foot recreational vessel, Capt. Avery, was turning in circles and that no one appeared to be on board.

Coast Guard Station Gulfport launched a 41-foot utility boat and crew, which arrived on scene at 8:49 a.m. The Coast guard crew was able to gain control of the M/V Capt. Avery and board the vessel. The boarding team found one person aboard, who was unconscious.

The unconscious person was transported to Coast Guard Station Gulfport where local EMS were waiting to transport the person to a nearby hospital.

The person's condition is unknown.
 
Please follow up when more info becomes available! I'm dying to know the full story.
 
Our local fishwrapper, in the original story stated on Monday that they would update the story in Tuesdays edition.

They did. They changed the last sentence, "We will update this story in Tuesday's edition" to "No other information is available." << sigh >>

The comments section actually provides the name of the vessel owner, and others believe that it was caused by heat stroke. Certainly the day was a hot one, and heat stress was a potential cause. As were numerous other possible health issues. But, it would appear that there will be no follow-up, even on a slow news day.
 
It's good for him the boat was going in circles or they might never have found the operator.
 
Must be a friend of Mr. Weeks that got into too much shine.
 
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