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Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment San Diego |
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| News Release |
Date: Oct. 28, 2009 Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry Dunphy (619) 252-1304 henry.g.dunphy@uscg.mil |
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Coast Guard medevacs ailing fisherman SAN DIEGO — An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego safely transported a 65-year-old man who was experiencing acute abdominal pain from a fishing boat 240 miles south of San Diego Wednesday morning. Sector received a call from the Islander, an 85-foot sport fishing boat, shortly before 3 a.m. requesting a medical evacuation for the passenger. A Coast Guard flight surgeon was consulted and determined that a medevac was recommended. The helicopter launched from Sector to conduct the medevac, and a C-130 Hercules airplane from Air Station Sacramento provided long range coverage. The helicopter arrived on scene at approximately 8 a.m., and hoisted the man from the fishing boat. The man was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., and transferred to medical personnel. For video of the medevac, click the thumbnail below: http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemID=698106
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