Coastguard crews called to medical emergency off Osborne Bay.
COASTGUARD crews were called to a yacht carrying a 43 year old man who had suffered a debilitating seizure this afternoon (Saturday).
The unwell patient, a passenger on a 40 foot yacht from Portsmouth, collapsed after suffering a fit.
Cowes RNLI lifeboat and the Lee-on-Solent Coastguard helicopter attended the scene just off Osborne Bay at 3.40pm.
The lifeboat transferred a doctor to the yacht while the Lee-on-Solent lowered a paramedic.
The man was taken to Portsmouth via the yacht where he was handed to the Ambulance Service.
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