<p>A fisherman with a broken leg who needed medical assistance was airlifted to hospital in the early hours of February 23 by a Humberside Coastguard helicopter.</p><p>According to a press release</a>, the skipper’s leg was broken in two places, and members of his crew issued a mayday call. A Skegness RNLI All Weather Lifeboat and a helicopter based at Humberside Airport responded to the distress call, found the vessel off the coast of Norfolk, and flew the injured man to Boston Pilgrim Hospital.</p><p>This footage shows the rescue effort. Credit: Maritime & Coastguard Agency via Storyful</p><br />
