Archive image: A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk assigned to Air Station Borinquen, secures a Soldier assigned to the 892nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, 190th Engineer Battalion, 101st Troop Command, Puerto Rico Army National Guard, during a joint training exercise at Ponce, Puerto Rico, July 18, 2024.
The 892nd MRBC conducted water rescue training with the Coast Guard, enhancing readiness and interoperability for emergencies and natural disasters.
U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Felix Ortiz Rivera.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medevac for a snorkeler from the motor vessel Sea Hunter in Atlantic Ocean waters, approximately 70 nautical miles north of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
The snorkeler was a 70-year-old man, U.S. citizen, who experienced a near drowning event while snorkeling off the motor vessel Sea Hunter.
The M/V Sea Hunter crew notified Coast Guard Sector San Juan watchstanders that one of their passengers was recovered unresponsive and not breathing from the water. The vessel Sea Hunter crew reported that the man regained consciousness following the use of an Automated External Defibrillator, and that he required a higher level of care ashore.
Coast Guard watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew to rendezvous with the vessel Sea Hunter and simultaneously made arrangements for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to receive the patient ashore.
The survivor was transported to the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he was received by awaiting Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel for further transport to a local hospital.
U.S. Coast Guard video.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen.
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Once on scene, the Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk MRR Helicopter aircrew deployed their rescue swimmer, who embarked the vessel and used a rescue basket to hoist both the patient and his spouse aboard the aircraft.
The Coast Guard MH-60T aircrew transported the patient to the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where awaiting local EMS personnel received and transported him to the local “Centro Medico” Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“This mission presented a significant challenge, as time was of the essence and required meticulous planning of fuel, communications, and extensive coordination between Sector San Juan and the Sea Hunter crew,” said Lt. William Boardman, Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircraft commander for the case. “Our team worked efficiently on scene to ensure a safe return to Puerto Rico. The patient was successfully transferred to Emergency Medical Services personnel and transported to a higher level of care. A huge thank you to everyone involved.”
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