WATCH: NYPD Makes Daring Helicopter Rescue Off Brooklyn Coast

BROOKLYN, NY — The NYPD performed a daring sea rescue over the weekend that involved a medic being lowered to a helicopter before taking a patient to safety, and it was all caught on video.

Around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, the NYPD got a call from the U.S. Coast Guard asking for a medical evacuation for a 22-year-old crew member aboard a cargo ship about 23 miles Southeast of Floyd Bennet Field, the NYPD said.

Officers with the NYPD's Aviation Unit choppered out to the scene, and a medic was lowered to the deck of the ship. The medic touched down on the ship, treated the victim on scene, then helped lift him back up to the helicopter.

The victim was taken to Staten Island University Medical Center and treated for chest pains, abdominal pain, and a severe headache, the NYPD said.

Watch video of the rescue below.

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