KODIAK, Alaska, March 10, 2023 – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a 24-year-old male fisherman from a Canadian vessel located northwest of Graham Island in British Columbia on Thursday.
The MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter (MRR) aircrew arrived on scene at 7:58 p.m. and deployed the rescue swimmer to perform the medical evacuation.
The patient was safely hoisted and transported him to shore in Masset, a village in British Columbia, where he was then transferred to emergency medical services personnel (EMS) awaiting in land.
Coast Guard 17th District Command Center personnel initially received the medevac request from Canadian Maritime Rescue Coordination Center personnel, relaying a report that a crewmember aboard the 72-foot fishing vessel Freeport was experiencing medical complications and needed a higher level of care.
“The vessel had numerous cables, rigging, and other snag hazards, which created a very challenging hoist scenario,” said Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Wryan Webb, an Air Station Sitka helicopter pilot. “The safe execution of this mission is a testament to our robust training program. Despite the challenges of the hoist and this being our flight mechanic’s first operational mission, we safely brought hoisted the patient up to the helicopter through the swinging cranes and cables and successfully delivered him to awaiting EMS.”
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