Crewmember medically evacuated by Coast Guard boat crew near La Push, Washington

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/21/2019 07:30 PM EDT

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May 21, 2019
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Pacific Northwest
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Crewmember medically evacuated by Coast Guard boat crew near La Push, Washington

 

SEATTLE -- A Coast Guard boat crew medically evacuated a man reportedly suffering from abdominal pain while aboard a fishing vessel 25 miles west of La Push, Wash.

A Coast Guard Station Neah Bay boat crew safely medevac’d the injured crew member from the 353-foot fishing vessel Excellence onto their 47-foot Motor Lifeboat and then transferred him to awaiting local Emergency Medical Service personnel on shore.

Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound watchstanders received a request for medical assistance at 2:58 p.m.

The man’s condition is unknown at this time.

 

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