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Coast Guard Medevacs Man Suffering From Seizures

Chinook Observer | May 07, 2012 3:01 p.m. | Updated: July 17, 2012 1:01 a.m.

Contributed By:

Edward Stratton

The Coast Guard hoisted a man from a fishing vessel near Long Beach, Wash., Monday.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew was diverted to the scene seven miles west of Long Beach when Sector Columbia River received a report that a crewmember aboard the fishing vessel Dorby S was suffering from seizures.

A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, Wash., was also dispatched to the vessel where they assessed the man's condition. The man was hoisted into the helicopter and flown to waiting medical personnel at Sector Columbia River.

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