Archive image: U.S. Coast Guardsmen with Coast Guard Sector San Diego, District 11, participate in a search and rescue exercise with U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing near the coast of San Diego, California, Sept. 29, 2023.
Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen executed a joint search and rescue drill to improve interservice coordination and validate procedures for real world search and rescue operations.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez.
SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevac a 32-year-old fisherman (male) from the commercial fishing vessel Legacy approximately one nautical mile west of San Clemente Island. Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders received notification from the Legacy, reporting that a 32-year-old male crew member onboard was experiencing symptoms of a seizure and needed to be medically evacuated at approximately 4:15 p.m.
Coast Guard watchstanders coordinated the launch of an Air Station San Diego MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew to conduct the medevac around 5:10 p.m.
The MH-60 Jayhawk MRR Helicopter aircrew arrived on-scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the passenger into the helicopter and transferred him to awaiting emergency medical services (EMS) at Sector San Diego around 6:40 p.m.
The aircrew arrived on-scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the passenger into the helicopter and transferred him to awaiting emergency medical services at Sector San Diego. U.S. Coast Guard video.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego.
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area.
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Southwest.
Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Department of Homeland Security.
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