A New Bedford-based fisherman was airlifted Sunday night to a Boston hospital, after suffering a back injury aboard the fishing vessel Neves about 115 miles east of Nantucket.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Etta Smith said a crew member suffered the back injury when he fell aboard the 71-foot fishing vessel out of New Bedford.
The crew member, who is not identified, was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
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