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| News Release |
Date: July 25, 2008
Contact: PA3 Robert Simpson |
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Coast Guard Medevacs 51-Year-Old Man **Video Available** **Media note: Video of this rescue is available for pick up at the security gate of Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater at 1500 Rescue Way in Clearwater, Fla.** NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla. aircrew medically evacuated a 51-year-old man from a fishing vessel 40 miles west of New Port Richie, Fla., at about 10 a.m. Friday.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., received a call from the 36-foot fishing vessel, Scoby Two, homeported in New Port Richie, at about 8:15 a.m., reporting a crewmember with a head injury and severe bleeding. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater launched an HH-60 rescue helicopter and a 47-foot motor life boat crew from Coast Guard Station Sand Key, in Clearwater, Fla. The man was safely hoisted by the rescue helicopter crew about 10 a.m. He was transferred to Tampa General Hospital, in Tampa, Fla., and his condition is unknown. His name is being withheld due to next-of-kin notification. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future. |
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