Coast Guard: Boater dies after rescue off Va Beach

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The Coast Guard says it is investigating the death of a Virginia Beach man who was medevaced from a commercial diving ship about 10 miles off the Virginia coast.

Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill says the approximately 50-year-old man was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon after being taken the Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. The victim’s name has not been released.

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