Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Cold Bay, Alaska

News Release

U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska Contact: 17th District Public Affairs Office: (907) 463-2065 After Hours: (907) 209-8731 17th District online newsroom

Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Cold Bay, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska - A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew  medevaced a 42-year-old man Wednesday from the fishing vessel Golden Alaska approximately 75 miles northwest of Cold Bay, Alaska.

The Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the 42-year-old man from the 94-foot factory stern trawler Golden Alaska at approximately 11:39 a.m. They safely transported him to Cold Bay where emergency medical services personnel waited for further transfer to Anchorage, Alaska.

Watchstanders at the 17th Coast Guard District command center received a medevac request from Health Force Partners that a 42-year-old man was suffering from a hernia. Watchstanders notified the Coast Guard duty flight surgeon who recommended medevac for the man to receive surgical care within eight hours. A Jayhawk crew flying near Dutch Harbor, Alaska, was diverted to medevac the man.

"In this case, we had a helicopter crew nearby which greatly assisted in the quick rescue of the man," said Lt. Cmdr. Orion Bloom, 17th District command center command duty officer. "We were able to get him to medical providers in Cold Bay within approximately 3 hours from initial notification.” 

On scene weather at the time of the medevac was 17-mph winds, 4-foot seas and 10 miles visibility.

 

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