Coast Guard Rescues Injured Man from Aground Sailboat Off Georgia Coast

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued an injured man from an aground sailboat on Wednesday off the coast of Sapelo Sound, Georgia. The man was airlifted to a local hospital for treatment.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued an injured man from an aground sailboat on Wednesday off the coast of Sapelo Sound, Georgia.

The man, who was not identified, was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The Coast Guard said it received a mayday call from the man's sailboat at approximately 10 a.m. The man reported that he had been injured and that his sailboat was aground.

A Coast Guard helicopter crew was dispatched to the scene and arrived at the sailboat's location at approximately 10:30 a.m. The crew then airlifted the man to a local hospital.

The man's sailboat was towed back to shore by a Coast Guard boat.

The Coast Guard said that the man's injuries were not life-threatening.

The Coast Guard did not release any further information about the incident.