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Medevac off Chignik
An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced an ailing crewmember aboard a fishing vessel approximately 69 miles southeast of Chignik on Aug 9, 2012. A 17th Coast Guard District watchstander received a report at 3:32 a.m. of a 32-year-old crewman aboard the "Cape Caution" who was suffering from severe abdominal distress. Air Station Kodiak launched a rescue helicopter and aircrew at 4:45 a.m. who arrived on scene at 6:31 a.m. and successfully hoisted the patient. The aircrew transferred the patient to a Kodiak City Fire Department ambulance crew at Air Station Kodiak who transported him to Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center for further evaluation and treatment. Report with photos: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1512335/Imagery-Available-Coast-Guard-medevacs-Cape-Caution-crewman
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