Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 60 miles northeast of Cold Bay, Alaska

 

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Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 60 miles northeast of Cold Bay, Alaska

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KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 44-year-old man from the fishing vessel Golden Alaska approximately 60 miles northeast of Cold Bay, Tuesday.

 

The Jayhawk helicopter crew forward deployed to Cold Bay hoisted the man and safely transported him to Cold Bay for further transport by commercial services to Anchorage.

 

Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 17th District command center received a medevac request from Health Force Partners for a man suffering from stroke symptoms Tuesday afternoon. Watchstanders notified the Coast Guard duty flight surgeon who recommended the medevac.

 

“The ability to have a helicopter and crew awaiting situations like this in Cold Bay during the frigid winter months is crucial,” said Bud Holden, a command center watchstander. “The safety of mariners at sea is a top priority, and the hours saved in flight time could make all the difference in lives being saved in the harsh winter weather conditions of Alaska.”

 

On scene weather at the time of the medevac was 15-knot winds, 1 to 3-foot seas and 10 miles visibility. 

 

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