Cruise ship employee is rescued after going overboard near Southern California

The Coast Guard is investigating what sent a cruise ship employee overboard near the coast of Southern California over the weekend.In a statement, the Coast Guard said it received a notification from a “good Samaritan who recovered a conscious individual from the water approximately 10 miles northeast of Avalon Harbor” on Friday.Newport Beach Lifeguards responded to the call and rescued a man who they said was an employee of the Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, according to the Coast Guard.The cruise ship employee was in stable condition but was taken to a hospital in Santa Ana for medical evaluation and care, the Coast Guard said.The Coast Guard referred questions about the details of the rescue operation to Newport Beach Lifeguards, which did not respond to a request for comment on Monday.On Sunday, Newport Beach Lifeguard Battalion Chief Adam Yacenda told CBS Los Angeles that rescuers found the man “pretty much in the middle of the ocean.” He believed the cruise ship employee may have gone overboard nine hours before he was found.For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSBig tasks await as Congress returns after Democratic surgeFOR SUBSCRIBERSThey fled Democratic-run states to escape liberal policies.Then the blue wave hit.FOR SUBSCRIBERSOregon man charged with taking Utah teen had been accused of sexually abusing 6-year-oldFOR SUBSCRIBERSU.S.

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