One Airlifted As 40 Foot Boat Burns in Wildwood
The smoke from a boat fire in Wildwood Saturday morning could be seen for miles on a clear sunny day.
The City of Wildwood Fire Department says they were called out to Otten’s Harbor at about 10:30am for a fire. The 40 foot pleasure boat was docked in the 200 block of Dock Street.
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As crews arrived, firefighters were advised of a burn victim who was taken inside a nearby business. Wildwood Crest EMS, along with AtlantiCare Paramedics, treated and transported the victim to the Cape May County Armory in Cape May Court House where the patient was transferred to a Medevac helicopter and airlifted to Jefferson University Hospital Burn Center in Philadelphia where the patient is listed in serious condition at this time. That person has not been identified.