Coast Guard Medevacs Man From R/V Oscar Dyson Near Chignik Bay, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska -- A mariner from the NOAA research vessel Oscar Dyson was medevaced from the ship on Tuesday by Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak helicopter aircrew that had been temporarily located in Cold Bay during the groundfish season. The medevac occurred about 18 miles south of Chignik Bay.
The aircrew, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, safely transported the 54-year-old patient to awaiting emergency medical services personnel in Sand Point, about 100 miles west/southwest of Chignik. Kodiak medical services are about 250 miles ...
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