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Ronald Walker, a 50-year-old Cape May County man, injured his leg in a maritime accident on the morning of Thursday, August 6, 2009. He was airlifted to a local trauma center following the fishing accident that almost took his leg.
At the time of the accident Walker was fishing for bait fish on a 50-foot net boat named the Constaino L. He was approximately three miles south of Miah Maull Shoal Lighthouse when his rain gear became entrapped in a line hauler, according to Down Township Fire Rescue Chief, Cliff Higbee. Walker’s left leg became stuck in the metal wheel used to haul in nets.
Walker, who is the captain of the Constaino L, was fishing with a companion ship, the Regent Star, at the time of the boating accident.
Shortly after the accident, a Coast Guard vessel was dispatched to the location of the Constaino L. According to Higbee, the Coast Guard boat had been involved in a drill when it was diverted to help Walker.
Walker was later flown to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City. He sustained severe leg injuries, which included a compound fracture and heavy blood loss, according to Higbee.
