Rapid Response for Fishing Injury Saves the Day with 2-Leg Medevac
The team at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak rescued an injured fisherman from a vessel near Dutch Harbor, Alaska on January 24th. The aircrew, forward-deployed to Cold Bay, responded to a request for a medevac when the Northern Eagle reported a crewman with an injured hand. The team responded with their MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and quickly hoisted the 47-year-old man from the 310-foot fishing vessel, then brought him back to Cold Bay for a wing-to-wing transfer with LifeMed Alaska personnel.