The man was rescued by the helicopter crew after he became stuck in the mud east of the Galveston north jetty on Bolivar Peninsula, in Port Bolivar, Texas.
U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Air Station Houston.
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin aircrew rescue a 65-year-old man Tuesday who was stranded in a remote area since Monday after he became stuck in the mud near Port Bolivar, Texas. April 24, 2023.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report from Galveston County Sheriff’s Office personnel at 4:17 a.m. that a 65-year-old man was stuck in the mud east of the Galveston north jetty on Bolivar Peninsula and were unable to reach him.
The man stated that he was riding his bike toward the Bolivar Ferry around sunset on Monday when his bike became stuck. When he began to walk, he too became physically stuck in the mud.
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew was launched to assist while Galveston County Sheriff’s Office personnel remained on the scene to vector in the rescue helicopter crew.
The rescue helicopter crew hoisted the man and transferred him to emergency medical service personnel waiting at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas, in reportedly stable condition.
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The MH-65 Dolphin SRR helicopter crew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the man and transferred him to emergency medical services (EMS) personnel waiting at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas, in reportedly stable condition.
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