Archive image: A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew conducts cliff hoisting evolutions in Pacifica, Calif., Sept. 10, 2024.
Cliff search and rescue (SAR) training allows crews to simulate rescues in difficult terrain, safely.
U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Schnabel.
SAN FRANCISCO — A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue a kite surfer north of Davenport Beach. Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at evening.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Command Center received a relayed distress call from CAL FIRE for a kite surfer in distress near Davenport Beach at 4:45 p.m.
Sector San Francisco watchstanders then directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air station San Francisco MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew at 4:55 p.m. to conduct the rescue.
While on scene, the Santa Cruz Fire Department deployed two rescue swimmers to locate and assist the kite surfer around 5:10 p.m.
The MH-65 Dolphin SRR Helicopter aircrew arrived on the scene and located the kite surfer and two Santa Cruz Fire Department rescue swimmers.
The rescue helicopter aircrew deployed a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco rescue swimmer and then hoisted all three individuals into the aircraft and transported them back to shore at approximately 5:30 p.m.
There were no reported medical concerns from the kite surfer.
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