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 personnel announced The Coast Guard communicated receiving an exigency 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 Guard Club 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 Physiological Center for advanced curative care