VIDEO: Alaska Coast Guard Helicopter Medevacs Commercial Fisherman
A 63-year old crew member aboard the 147-foot Blue Attu was medevaced by a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter on Sunday after displaying symptoms of a stroke.
According to a press release from the Coast Guard, the commercial fishing vessel was approximately 100 miles north of St. Paul, Alaska when they received the call. A flight surgeon recommended the crew member be medevaced, but unfortunately “unfavorable conditions” made that difficult. Air Station Kodiak operations duty officer Lt. Megan Peters said in a press release that ...
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