Coast Guard Airlifts Fisherman to Alaska Clinic

JUNEAU, Alaska - The Coast Guard medevaced a mariner from a fishing vessel at approximately 8 a.m. today.

A rescue helicopter deployed with the Coast Guard Cutter Rush picked up a 21-year-old male from the fishing vessel Beauty Bay and transported him to Cold Bay Medical Clinic.

The Coast Guard Cutter Rush home ported in Hawaii is on a routine patrol here in Alaska.

The condition of the mariner is unknown at this time.

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