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WATCH: Coast Guard medevacs man from F/V Alaska Ocean

Coast Guard medevacs man from vessel 30 miles off Cold Bay, Alaska. (USCG)
Coast Guard medevacs man from vessel 30 miles off Cold Bay, Alaska. (USCG)

The US Coast Guard has released video of an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevacing a 45-year-old crew member from the F/V Alaska Ocean, approximately 30 miles northeast of Cold Bay, Alaska. Watch:

(U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Kodiak)

The crewmember suffered a crush injury to the arm and was transferred to the local Cold Bay medical clinic to await further transport to Anchorage.