Coast Guard medevacs 52-year-old man near San Clemente Island (video available)
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/07/2017 06:39 PM EDT
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September 7, 2017 |
Coast Guard medevacs 52-year-old man near San Clemente Island (video available)
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SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard medevaced a 52-year-old man approximately 10 miles south of San Clemente Island, Thursday.
At approximately 10:40 a.m., the crew of the 62-foot fishing vessel Fortune contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego's Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders to report a passenger experiencing sea sickness and possible complications related to diabetes.
A Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew was launched to medevac the man.
At approximately 12:30 p.m., the Jayhawk crew arrived on scene, hoisted the passenger then transferred him to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla.
His condition is unknown.
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