Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 25 miles off Tillamook Bay Details Published: 12 May 2021
At approximately 1:40 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a call from the 38-foot commercial fishing vessel Joseph Tuesday afternoon reporting a 19-year-old crew member was experiencing intense fatigue, difficulty breathing, and periodically losing feeling in his hands and feet.
An MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Sector Columbia River was in flight conducting training when instructed to divert and respond to the call for help.
The aircrew arrived on the scene at 2:38 p.m., hoisted the fisherman, and transported him to awaiting emergency medical personnel at Sector Columbia River. He was in stable condition upon transfer and was taken to Columbia Memorial Hospital.
Injured Gorge hiker rescued, three days after falling down 50-foot cliff
CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. (AP) A Coast Guard helicopter crew has rescued a seriously injured hiker, three days after he fell down a 50-foot cliff in the Columbia River Gorge, authorities said Saturday.
The Coast Guard and the Hood River County Sheriff s Office say they brought the 43-year-old to safety on Friday night after he was discovered by two other hikers at the base of the cliff, about a mile from the start of the Gorton Creek Trail.
They said he was conscious but injured, disoriented and possibly hypothermic, and authorities said he likely would not have survived another night. He was flown to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland and was reported to be in stable condition.