Imagery Available: Coast Guard boatcrew medevacs possible stroke victim off boat near Florence, Ore,
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/15/2020 10:00 PM EDT
| News Release |
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District PA Detachment Astoria |
Coast Guard boatcrew medevacs possible stroke victim off boat near Florence, Ore.
 |
 |
Editors' Note: Click on images to download high resolution version.
FLORENCE, Ore. — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a possible stroke victim off a boat Sunday afternoon near the Siuslaw River entrance in Florence.
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River rendezvoused with a 24-foot recreational boat about 5 miles southwest of the river entrance and transferred a 55-year-old man onto the 47-foot MLB. The man was transferred to emergency medical services at Station Siuslaw and transported him to Peace Harbor Hospital.
At 1:30 p.m., a watchstander at Coast Guard Sector North Bend answered a call for help from the operators of the recreational vessel via VHF-FM radio channel 16 and immediately directed the launch of the Siuslaw River boat crew and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Sector North Bend.
The 47-foot MLB crew arrived on scene and transferred the patient at 1:55 p.m. and returned to the dock at 2:08 p.m. The man was transferred to EMS at 2:24 p.m.
The sea and wind conditions on scene were 4-foot seas and winds of 5 m.p.h.
-USCG-
 |
Questions for the Coast Guard? Contact Us |
For more Coast Guard news, visit our online newsroom here.
| STAY CONNECTED: | ||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
SUBSCRIBER SERVICES:
Manage Preferences | Unsubscribe | Help
Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and may not use the information for any other purposes.
This email was sent to Email Address