Coast Guard Borinquen MH-60T rescue 2 from zip-line in St. Croix

Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T rescue 2 from zip-line in St. Croix — 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.

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue (medevac) two injured people from the Carambola zip-line platform in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Friday, November 1, 2024.

Rescued were Jason B., 58, and Jeanne G., 32, both U.S. citizens, after they sustained multiple injuries associated with a high-speed collision on the zip-line.

«This case highlights the importance of teamwork,” said Lt. David Tirado Tolosa, Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircraft commander for this medical evacuation mission. “It was a complex location to hoist two injured persons, but our crew and the local rescue personnel did an amazing job stabilizing them which allowed us to conduct the hoists safely. We are very glad to have transported these patients to receive the medical care they required.”

Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector San Juan received a communication from St. Croix Rescue personnel requesting Coast Guard assistance to conduct the medevac due to the complexities associated with access, including the zip-line platform reported to be 200-feet in the air and surrounded by challenging terrain and robust vegetation, to safely remove the patients and transport them to the hospital.

A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue a woman and a man who sustained multiple injuries following a zip-line collision in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The patients were transported to the ‘Centro Medico’ Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
U.S. Coast Guard video.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen.
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.
U.S. Coast Guard Southeast.
Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Department of Homeland Security.

Coast Guard Sector San Juan watchstanders directed the launch of an MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew from Air Station Borinquen to conduct the medevac, while on-scene St. Croix Rescue and St. Croix Fire Department personnel administered first aid and stabilized the patients for transport.

Once on scene, the Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk MRR Helicopter aircrew deployed their rescue swimmer to the platform to prepare the patients for hoisting. Using a rescue litter, the Coast Guard aircrew conducted multiple hoists to bring the man and woman safely aboard the aircraft, and then recovered the rescue swimmer.

Following the hoists, the Coast Guard MH-60T aircrew transported the patients to the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they were received by awaiting Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel, who completed their transport to the Centro Medico Hospital in San Juan.

For breaking news, follow U.S. Coast Guard on X (formerly Twitter). For additional information, find us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram.

–USCG–

For more Hlcopters Magazine breaking news, stories, images and videos visit hlcopters.com and follow us on Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube.

The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.

Deja una respuesta Cancelar la respuesta