Coast Guard rescues boater off South Carolina Coast

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Coast Guard rescues boater off South Carolina Coast

It is unclear as to how the volunteers who found the son's body discovered him. Photo courtesy the AP.

Story Published: Aug 16, 2008 at 8:27 PM EST

Story Updated: Aug 16, 2008 at 8:27 PM EST

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP)- A North Carolina man is recovering in a
Myrtle Beach hospital after being rescued from a fishing boat by the U.S. Coast Guard because he was suffering from chest pains.

Officials said James Smith was in fair condition Saturday night
at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach.

The 60-year-old Granite Falls man was five miles off the South Carolina
coast on a fishing boat when he fell ill Saturday morning.

The Coast Guard says a dentist aboard the fishing boat helped
stabilize Smith while rescuers responded.

A helicopter lowered a Coast Guard swimmer to the fishing boat and then hoisted Smith aboard.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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