UPDATE - MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard, locals rescue mudslide victims in Santa Barbara

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01/10/2018 02:35 PM EST

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News Release  

January 10, 201

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UPDATE: Coast Guard, locals rescue mudslide victims in Santa Barbara County

A crew member looks down on homes and streets of a neighborhood affected by the Santa Barbara County mudslides in Santa Barbara, California are shown, Jan. 9, 2018, from the perspective of a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew involved in rescuing injured and stranded victims. Coast Guard helicopters were dispatched from Los Angeles-Long Beach and San Diego to assist local first responders with rescue efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)   A crew member of a Coast Guard helicopter crew escorts a mudslide victim and a pet for EMS transport after conducting a rooftop rescue, Jan. 9, 2018, at Santa Barbara Airport. Coast Guard helicopters were dispatched from Los Angeles-Long Beach and San Diego to assist local first responders with rescue efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)   

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter shown conducting rescue operations in Santa Barbara County, Jan. 9, 2018, from the perspective of another Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew involved in rescuing injured and stranded victims. Coast Guard helicopters were dispatched from Los Angeles-Long Beach and San Diego to assist local first responders with rescue efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)  Homes and streets of a neighborhood affected by the Santa Barbara County mudslides in Santa Barbara, California are shown, Jan. 9, 2018, from the perspective of a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew involved in rescuing injured and stranded victims. Coast Guard helicopters were dispatched from Los Angeles-Long Beach and San Diego to assist local first responders with rescue efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued and medevaced several mudslide victims in Santa Barbara County area, Tuesday.

Two helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station San Fransisco's Forward Operating Base Point Mugu and two Jayhawk crews from Coast Guard Sector San Diego  continued to assist Santa Barbara County and local first responder agencies with rescue efforts for the mudslides in Santa Barbara, Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria, on Tuesday.

At approximately 4:27 p.m., an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew medevaced a dialysis patient from a country club golf course in Montecito, and transported the patient and spouse to EMS at Santa Barbara Airport. 

At approximately 4:30 p.m., an MH-60 Jayhawk crews evacuated 21 people from a country club golf course in Santa Barbara County. 

In total, the Coast Guard assisted local authorities in saving or assisting 38 lives, and assisting 15 pets during yesterday's rescue efforts.  

The Coast Guard encourages the public within the affected areas to:

  • Shelter-in-place or go to high ground and stay off the roads.
  • Take protective actions to stay safe. Avoid downed power lines and trees, do not try to leave and do not drive across flowing water or mud.
  • Stay off the roads to allow emergency operations to take place in areas impacted by the storm and mudslides.
  • Stay informed through the County of Santa Barbara’s social media, website and information line for the latest on road closures, weather, transportation assistance and evacuation areas. The information line can be accessed via phone at 805-681-5542 or text 805-699-0165. Always call 9-1-1 for life-threatening emergencies.

                                                       A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego rescues a family of five, including the mother, father, their newborn, seven-year-old son, three-year-old daughter and two dogs, in Santa Barbara County, California after their house was overtaken by a mudslide, Jan. 9, 2018. The family was transported to a staging area with Santa Barbara County emergency crews. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Coast Guard Sector San Diego/released)

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