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Thread: medevac off Truth 11/29

  1. 11-30-2009, 01:58 PM #1
    renoun
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    Default medevac off Truth 11/29

    Anybody know about this? The good news is that it sounds like the diver survived.


    Coast Guard Press Release
    News Release
    Date: November 29, 2009
    Contact: Mr. Anthony Turner
    (310) 488-0723
    Coast Guard conducts medical evacuation of diver near Point Conception
    POINT CONCEPTION, Calif. - The Coast Guard conducted a medevac of a 42 year-old male from a vessel just offshore of Point Conception who was reported to be suffering from dive related illnesses today, Sunday November 29th.
    Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received the request for a medical evacuation from dive vessel Truth at 12:25 p.m.
    A 47-foot motor life boat and an MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles responded to the call. The helicopter transported the man from the Santa Barbara Channel to the UCLA Medical Center's hyperbaric chamber.
    The status of the diver was stable at that time.
    Last edited by renoun; 11-30-2009 at 02:01 PM. Reason: post incomplete
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