The rescue helicopter aircrew medevac a 45-year-old man after he fell off his jet ski near Matagorda, Texas.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi photo.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard RB—M crew and MH-65 Dolphin aircrew conducted medevac a 45-year-old jet skier near Matagorda, Texas, Wednesday.
Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a notification at 10:50 a.m. from a boater aboard the pleasure craft Jim Dandy that a nearby man had fallen off his jet ski and entered the water. The jet skier was reportedly disoriented and fading in and out of consciousness.
Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Port O’Connor 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew and a Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew to assist.
After the boat crew arrived on scene and took the individual aboard, the MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer, safely hoisted the man and brought him to Matagorda Bay Nature Park.
The man, who was reportedly experiencing symptoms of a stroke, was transported to Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston.
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The emergency medical services (EMS) personnel awaiting in land evaluated the patient and transported him to Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston.
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