Coast Guard takes man who suffered stroke off boat

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HOUSTON (AP) — A 76-year-old man is recovering after a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter was called in to transport him when he suffered a stroke while diving off the Texas Gulf Coast.

The unidentified man had completed two dives on Saturday about 120 miles offshore of Galveston when he began showing signs of a stroke.

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