Archive image: An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay lowers a rescue basket to a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew during training in Eureka, California.
Coast Guard helicopter aircrews routinely conduct training with small boat crews to maintain their qualifications and so that in the event of a medevac request from a boat or ship, the crews are proficient in their lifesaving techniques.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Brandyn Hill.
EUREKA, California. — A Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of one child (girl) from the water near Big Lagoon County Park, California. Thursday, July 24, 2025.
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received a report at 4:06 p.m. of an 11-year-old female in the water from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.
Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast (UMIB) and launched a Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew and a Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew.
California State Parks Lifeguards initially responded to remove the girl from immediate danger in the surf zone to position themselves in safer waters until rescue crews arrived.
The MH-65 Dolphin SRR Helicopter aircrew arrived on scene at 4:36 p.m. and deployed the rescue swimmer via freefall. California State Parks Lifeguards transferred the child to the rescue swimmer, and the two were hoisted into the helicopter where the aircrew began treating the child for hypothermia-related symptoms.
The Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew transferred the child to awaiting emergency medical services (EMS) personnel for further transport to a higher level of care.
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