Man Breaks Leg In Cargo Ship Fall, Taken To Hospital Via Boat, Helicopter

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A man fell into a hole on a shipping container on a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay Thursday, breaking his femur, according to the Annapolis Fire Department.

Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Coast Guard and Maryland Natural Resources Police units helped rescue the 35-year-old, who was aboard the Jia Mao Shan ship from Hong Kong, NRP says.

He was airlifted by Maryland State Police helicopter for treatment. He has non-life-threatening injuries.

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