The helicopter crew medevaced the man, who had been found unconscious and lying on the ground in Bird Island Basin on the Padre Island National Seashore.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Lester Fink.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevac an ailing man from Bird Island Basin, south of Corpus Christi. Sunday April 30, 2023.
Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call at 1:52 p.m. from a group of wade fishermen on Padre Island National Seashore stating they had encountered an unconscious 50-to-60-year-old man lying on the ground in Bird Island Basin.
An airborne Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew was diverted to respond.
The rescue helicopter crew landed on the island, took aboard the ailing man, and flew him to Air Station Corpus Christi. Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel assessed the man, who was in critical condition, and transported him to CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline.
Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call at 1:52 p.m. from a group of wade fishermen on Padre Island National Seashore stating they had encountered an unconscious 50-to-60-year-old man lying on the ground.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Lester Fink.
“We commend the fishermen for quickly alerting us to the situation and showing compassion for someone in need,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Mazur, operations specialist, Sector Corpus Christi.
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