Lobster Fishermen Airlifted to Hospital

A lobster fisherman off the coast of Lockport,NS was rescued by helicopter on Saturday after falling overboard. The 32-year-old man had been struck in the chest by a lobster trap before falling into the icy water. The man’s crew mates were able to retrieve the man but he was suffering from hypothermia. A Cormorant helicopter from CFB Greenwood airlifted the man to the Yarmouth Regional Hospital.