The United States Coast Guard medically evacuated a diver from a vessel 115 miles off the coast of San Diego Wednesday afternoon.
The diver, a 57-year-old man, surfaced after a free dive with a snorkel at around 11:30 a.m. and began experiencing labored breathing.
A medic aboard the diving vessel Peace administered oxygen to the man until Coast Guard support arrived.
Once on scene, a Coast Guard flight surgeon examined the man and suggested that he be taken to a hospital via medevac for emergency treatment.
A San Diego Sector MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was immediately summoned and the diver was onboard the helicopter by 1 p.m.
The helicopter landed in San Diego at around 2:15 p.m. and the diver was taken to UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest. There is no word on his condition.
