U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Doss.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue an 81-year-old man, Sunday, after his 16-foot vessel began taking on water in Little Back River, Georgia.
A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter (SRR) aircrew was launched, once on the scene in the Little Back River the MH-65 crew deployed the rescue swimmer,https://hlcopters.com/tag/rescue-swimmer/ hoisted and transferred the man to emergency medical services (EMS) at Savannah International Airport.
Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Eagle one aircrew also responded.
U.S. Coast Coard Station Tybee watchstanders relayed a message from Chatham County Sheriff’s Office to Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders at 8:32 p.m., Saturday, stating a man was on a 16-foot vessel taking on water.
The man did not have a way to provide his exact location to the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office and the Coast Guard aircrew searched for an hour to locate him.
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«Our crew was fortunate to find this gentleman after an hour of searching by using an approximate cell phone location ping,» said Lt. Christinia Batchelder, MH-65 Dolphin Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, pilot on the case. «We recommend mariners make a survival kit with flares and a radio in case they find themselves in a dangerous situation so the Coast Guard can locate them quickly.»
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