Coast Guard rescues 30-year-old woman near Houda Point Beach
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/14/2018 11:29 PM EST
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U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Pacific Southwest |
Coast Guard rescues 30-year-old woman near Houda Point Beach
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued a 30-year-old woman near Houda Point Beach near Trinidad, Wednesday.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection contacted Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders at approximately 2 p.m., requesting assistance to rescue a woman who had reportedly fallen from a cliff and became injured.
Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders dispatched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to the scene.
The helicopter crew arrived on scene at approximately 2:30 p.m., hoisted the woman and transferred her to St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka.
Her condition is unknown.
Editor's Note: Click on the image below to download a stock photo of Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay cliff rescue training. The photo depicts cliff-rescue training, and is not from this case.
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