Overview

• Newburyport Police received a 911 call around 3:45 p.m. reporting a man overboard about five miles offshore.
• People on the vessel performed CPR until Newburyport first responders arrived and took over.
• Responders brought the patient to a private dock at Plum Island Point for transfer to a local hospital.
• Authorities say he remains in serious condition with no additional details released about his identity or how he fell.
• Newburyport Police and Fire were assisted by Newbury Fire, Amesbury Fire, Atlantic Ambulance, and the U.S. Coast Guard.