UPDATE VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard hoists man from water in Union Bay, Alaska
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/02/2020 11:19 PM EST
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U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska |
Coast Guard hoists man from water in Union Bay, Alaska
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KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued a 70-year-old man from the waters of Union Bay, Alaska, northwest of Meyers Chuck, Sunday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the man, who was in the water clinging to a piece of debris.
“What saved this man's life was his essential survival equipment,” said Lt. Justin Neal, a helicopter pilot from Air Station Sitka. “He had an emergency position indicating radio beacon registered in his name that allowed us to find him quickly, and his survival suit kept him warm long enough for us to rescue him.”
Weather conditions at the time of the incident were up to 57 mph winds with 10 foot seas.
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